17/18 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.
red 40
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
blue 1
May cause chromosomal damage; absorbed through skin.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
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.
Full ingredient list
Milkfat and nonfat milk, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, cherries (cherries, water, corn syrup, fruit and vegetable concentrates [blueberry, plum, cherry and carrot juice concentrates for color], sugar, food starch-modified, locust bean gum, carrageenan, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], natural flavors), sweetcream buttermilk, sugar, whey, natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, mono - & diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, carrageenan, red 40, blue 1.