22/26 ingredients recognized
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 flavors
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
polysorbate 80
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation.
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
brown sugar
White sugar with trace molasses; marginally better than refined white sugar
Full ingredient list
Milkfat and nonfat milk, chocolate chip cookie dough {cookie dough (wheat flour, sugar, brown sugar [sugar, molasses], margarine [liquid and partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, whey, mono - & diglycerides, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate]), chocolate chips [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, artificial flavor], water, vanilla, salt, baking soda}, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sweetcream buttermilk, chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin [emulsifier], and vanillin [an artificial flavoring]), sugar, less than 2% of whey, brown sugar, natural flavors, guar gum, mono - & diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, carrageenan, molasses, salt, artificial flavor, annatto extract (color).