20/21 ingredients recognized
Reduced Fat Ice Cream
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
mono & diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
vitamin a palmitate
May enhance tumor development when applied on skin exposed to UV; avoid in daytime SPF products.
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Milk, buttermilk, whey, cream, corn syrup, fudge ribbon (corn syrup, sugar, water, palm oil, unsweetened chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa processed with alkali, pectin, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 80), skim milk, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, contains 2% or less of vanilla extract, natural flavor, artificial flavor, mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate, caramel color, annatto for color.