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BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM, BUTTER PECAN

Name: BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM, BUTTER PECAN
Brand: GREAT VALUE

GREAT VALUE · 0/100 · Not approved

2 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

Ingredient	Verdict	Why
Sugar (Refined)	Caution	Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Cottonseed Oil	Not approved	Byproduct of cotton industry; cotton is heavily sprayed and the oil retains pesticide residues.
Corn Syrup	Caution	Refined glucose syrup from corn starch.
Natural Flavor	Caution	Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Mono- and Diglycerides	Caution	Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
Carrageenan	Not approved	Linked in animal studies to gut inflammation; banned in EU infant formula.
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)	Caution	Emulsifier shown in 2022 NIH study to alter gut microbiota in humans.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×5 − 5×0 = 0

Reason	Points	Detail
Cottonseed Oil	-50	Byproduct of cotton industry; cotton is heavily sprayed and the oil retains pesticide residues.
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.
Natural Flavor	-10	Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Mono- and Diglycerides	-10	Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)	-10	Emulsifier shown in 2022 NIH study to alter gut microbiota in humans.

Ingredients

Milk Cream Skim Milk Sugar (Refined)buttermilkPecans Cottonseed Oil Salt Butter Whey Corn Syrup Natural Flavor Mono- and Diglyceridesvegetable gumscarob bean gumtara gumGuar Gum Carrageenancellulose gelCarboxymethylcellulose (CMC)

Diets this fits

PescatarianGluten-free

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