//Freeze Dried Ice Cream That Does Not Melt (Bits) Neapolitan
Freeze Dried Ice Cream That Does Not Melt (Bits) Neapolitan
Contains corn syrup
Freeze-dried ice cream bits combine chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors in a shelf-stable snack. A 34 g serving has 11 g added sugar and the ingredients include corn syrups, gums, artificial flavors and food dyes.
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Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Skim Milk, Buttermilk, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Whey, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Strawberries, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Strawberry Juice Concentrate, Cherry Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Tara Gum, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Caramel Color, Annatto Extract For Color, Red 40, Blue 1
25/ 100
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Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 30%35
Ingredients · counts 30%0
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 25
Nutrition 35 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more saturated fat (5 g), less fiber (0 g); 11 g added sugar per 2/3 Cup
Ingredients 0 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); Blue 1 (synthetic dye, −15); 7 more
Processing 25 · Freeze-dried ice cream with gums, flavors, emulsifiers and added colors
Sourcing 35 · The brand says products are freeze-dried at peak season; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific ingredient origin or raising claims
11 g added sugar
Contains artificial flavors and dyes
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Moderate, evolving−30 for red 40, blue 1
Varies by additive−52 for polysorbate 80, carboxymethylcellulose, carrageenan and 4 more
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Ingredients
MilkCreamSugarSkim MilkButtermilkCorn SyrupHigh Fructose Corn SyrupWheyCocoa Processed With AlkaliStrawberriesNatural And Artificial FlavorsStrawberry Juice ConcentrateCherry Juice ConcentrateCitric AcidGuar GumTara GumCellulose GelCellulose GumCarrageenanCarob Bean GumXanthan GumMono And DiglyceridesPolysorbate 80Caramel ColorAnnatto Extract For ColorRed 40Blue 1
27 ingredients6 to watch8 to avoid
Sourcing
🍨 Freeze-Dried Ice Cream (Bits) – Neapolitan. Real Ice Cream That Never Melts.
Chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. No freezer required, ready to eat.
Real ice cream, freeze-dried into a crisp, airy bite that shatters on contact and then melts back into cream on your tongue. Chocolate, vanilla and strawberry pieces are mixed together in every bag, so a handful gives you all three at once.
Freeze-drying pulls the moisture out while the ice cream is still frozen, so the flavor and the creaminess stay exactly where they were. What change
Additives15 additives · 6 moderate risk
Red 40 (Allura red) (E129)ColourModerate risk
Linked to hyperactivity in some children in a 2007 UK study; in the EU it must carry a warning label.
Polysorbate 80 (E433)EmulsifierModerate risk
Mouse studies (Nature, 2015) linked it to gut-lining inflammation and changes in gut bacteria.
Changed gut bacteria in mice and, in a small 2022 human study, altered the gut microbiome.
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
High-fructose corn syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that is cheap to add in large amounts; high intake is linked to fatty liver and weight gain.
Blue 1 (brilliant blue) (E133)ColourLimited risk
Synthetic dye; approved in the US and EU with few safety concerns at permitted levels, and adds no nutrition.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Annatto (E160b)ColourLimited risk
Plant-based colour from achiote seeds; generally safe, but can occasionally cause allergic reactions.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Locust bean gum (E410)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from carob seeds; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.
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