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LOWFAT ICE CREAM, COOKIES 'N CREAM

LUCERNE DAIRY FARMS · 0/100 · Not approved

4 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

IngredientVerdictWhy
Sugar (Refined) Caution Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Corn Syrup Caution Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Invert Sugar Caution Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS.
Artificial Flavors Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Soy Lecithin Caution Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Vanillin (synthetic) Not approved Synthetic vanilla flavor, often petroleum-derived.
Artificial Flavor Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds; no transparency about composition.
Mono- and Diglycerides Caution Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
Polysorbate 80 Caution Synthetic surfactant; animal studies show gut microbiome disruption.
Carrageenan Not approved Linked in animal studies to gut inflammation; banned in EU infant formula.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×4 − 10×6 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Artificial Flavors -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Vanillin (synthetic) -50 Synthetic vanilla flavor, often petroleum-derived.
Artificial Flavor -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds; no transparency about composition.
Carrageenan -50 Linked in animal studies to gut inflammation; banned in EU infant formula.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Corn Syrup -10 Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Invert Sugar -10 Sugar split into glucose and fructose; equivalent metabolic load to HFCS.
Soy Lecithin -10 Hexane-extracted from soybeans unless labeled non-GMO/organic.
Mono- and Diglycerides -10 Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
Polysorbate 80 -10 Synthetic surfactant; animal studies show gut microbiome disruption.

Ingredients

nfat milkSugar (Refined)CreamCorn Syrupchocolaty sandwich cookieWheat Flourniacinreduced ironthiamin mononitrateriboflavinfolic acid]vegetable oil [soybeanpalmpalm kernel oil with tbhq {preservative}]cocoa processed with alkaliInvert SugarchocolateCornstarchSaltleavening [baking sodamonocalcium phosphate]WheyArtificial FlavorsSoy Lecithincontains less than ofVanillin (synthetic)Artificial FlavorMono- and DiglyceridesGuar Gumlocust bean gumPolysorbate 80Carrageenanvitamin a palmitate

Diets this fits

Pescatarian

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