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Carrageenan
Gut inflammation concerns; contested in research literature but worth a trial of avoidance for IBS.
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Ben & Jerry's Sundae Cookie Vermont-ster Tub 427mL
Is Ben & Jerry's Sundae Cookie Vermont-ster Tub 427mL low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 caution
1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Dairy ingredients (cream (milk), reconstituted skim milk, concentrated skim milk, milk fat, skim milk powder, milk)sugars (liquid sugar, sugar, brown sugar)vegetable oils (canola oil, soy oil, coconut oil)wheat flourcocoa components (cocoa powder, chocolate liquor, cocoa mass, cocoa butter)glucoseeggwatersoluble gluco fibrenatural flavours and flavouringssaltemulsifiers (sunflower lecithin, soy lecithin)thickeners (guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan)tapioca starchraising agent (sodium bicarbonate)vanilla extract.
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
Each flag links to its primary chemical-level source, and each condition pill links to a PubMed-indexed paper that discusses the chemical class in the context of that condition. Every citation is a real peer-reviewed paper — we don't link to Wikipedia or PubMed search pages. Some pairs use a topically-broad paper (e.g. a fragrance-allergen patch-test review) rather than a single-pair study where the literature is thin. The full evidence chain (chemical → mechanism → condition → paper) is one click away.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.