//Freeze Dried Ice Cream That Does Not Melt (Bits) Strawberry
Freeze Dried Ice Cream That Does Not Melt (Bits) Strawberry
Contains high fructose corn syrup
Freeze-dried strawberry ice cream has strawberries listed before the sweeteners. A 2/3-cup serving has 10 g added sugar and includes corn syrups, gums and color dyes.
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Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Skim Milk, Corn Syrup, Buttermilk, Strawberries, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Whey, Contains 1% Or Less Of Natural 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, Red 40, Blue 1
33/ 100
PoorScored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%38
Ingredients · counts 30%24
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 5%35
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 33
Nutrition 38 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more saturated fat (5 g), less fiber (0 g); 10 g added sugar per 2/3 Cup
Ingredients 24 · Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); Blue 1 (synthetic dye, −15); Polysorbate 80 (additive, −10); 5 more
Processing 25 · Syrups, gums, emulsifiers, natural flavors and color dyes
Sourcing 35 · Refined syrups and other ingredients have no stated sourcing
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; strawberries are named, but sourcing is not
10 g added sugar
Corn syrup and high-fructose corn syrup
Red 40 and Blue 1
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for corn syrup
Moderate, evolving−30 for red 40, blue 1
Varies by additive−38 for polysorbate 80, carboxymethylcellulose, carrageenan and 2 more
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Ingredients
MilkCreamSkim MilkCorn SyrupButtermilkStrawberriesHigh Fructose Corn SyrupSugarWheyContains 1% Or Less Of Natural FlavorsStrawberry Juice ConcentrateCherry Juice ConcentrateCitric AcidGuar GumTara GumCellulose GelCellulose GumCarrageenanCarob Bean GumXanthan GumMono And DiglyceridesPolysorbate 80Red 40Blue 1
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Sourcing
🍨 Freeze-Dried Ice Cream (Bits) – Strawberry. Real Ice Cream That Never Melts.
Made with real strawberries. No freezer required, ready to eat.
Real strawberry ice cream, freeze-dried into a crisp, airy bite. Strawberries are the sixth ingredient, ahead of the sweeteners, so the fruit reads as fruit rather than as candy.
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 changes is the texture: smooth and cold becomes light and crunchy.
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Additives13 additives · 5 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.
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.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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