14/17 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.
artificial color
Broad catch-all for synthetic dyes; ADHD links; potential carcinogens.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
mono - and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
natural flavors
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
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, sugar, fudge swirl (corn syrup, sugar, water, high fructose corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, whey, pectin), strawberry swirl (corn syrup, strawberries, sugar, natural flavor, modified corn starch, high fructose corn syrup, pectin, citric acid, sodium citrate, phosphoric acid, malic acid, artificial color [red 40, blue 1]), banana puree (bananas, citric acid, ascorbic acid), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, chopped roasted nuts (almonds, cashews, cottonseed oil, salt), whey, natural flavors, mono - and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, artificial color (yellow 5, yellow 6), carrageenan.