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RED VELVET VANILLA & RED VELVET CAKE ICE CREAM SWIRLED WITH A CREAM CHEESE FROSTING, RED VELVET

MARKET PANTRY · 0/100 · Not approved

4 not-approved ingredients detected; 1 banned in at least one country

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.
Artificial Flavors Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Caramel Color (generic) Caution Without a Class number, manufacturer-disclosed type is unknown; Class III/IV variants (most common in colas) contain 4-MeI, a California Prop 65 carcinogen.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Not approved Industrially produced via enzymatic conversion of corn starch; strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction.
Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Not approved Synthetic azo dye linked in studies to hyperactivity in children. Mandatory warning label in the EU.
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.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×4 − 10×4 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Artificial Flavors -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) -50 Industrially produced via enzymatic conversion of corn starch; strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction.
Red 40 (Allura Red AC) -50 Synthetic azo dye linked in studies to hyperactivity in children. Mandatory warning label in the EU.
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.
Caramel Color (generic) -10 Without a Class number, manufacturer-disclosed type is unknown; Class III/IV variants (most common in colas) contain 4-MeI, a California Prop 65 carcinogen.
Mono- and Diglycerides -10 Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.

Ingredients

milkfat and nfat milksweet cream buttermilkcream cheese variegateCreamcheese culturesSaltcarob bean gumguar gum]Sugar (Refined)Corn SyrupWaterPectinArtificial FlavorsCaramel Color (generic)High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)red velvet cake basebuttermilkcocoa processed with alkalinatural flavor [soysulfites]Red 40 (Allura Red AC)Wheynatural vanilla with vanilla beansMono- and DiglyceridesGuar Gumcalcium sulfatelocust bean gumCarrageenan

Diets this fits

PescatarianGluten-free

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