Ben & Jerry's Half Baked
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Summary
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked scores 4/100. 30 ingredients. Four different forms of sugar (liquid sugar, sugar, brown sugar, invert sugar). Two soybean oils. Carrageenan — linked to gut inflammation. Natural flavors. Soy lecithin. NOVA 4 ultra-processed. Owned by Unilever. The polar opposite of clean ice cream.
Key ingredients 29
Expeller Pressed Soybean OilVery Bad
Seed oil — inflammatory omega-6.
See more about Expeller Pressed Soybean Oil →Soybean OilVery Bad
Second soybean oil listing — double seed oil.
See more about Soybean Oil →Liquid Sugar (Sugar, Water)Bad
Refined sugar in liquid form — first sweetener.
See more about Liquid Sugar (Sugar, Water) →SugarBad
Second form of refined sugar.
See more about Sugar →Wheat FlourBad
Refined grain flour stripped of bran and germ.
See more about Wheat Flour →Brown SugarBad
Third form of sugar.
See more about Brown Sugar →Invert SugarBad
Fourth form of sugar — highly processed.
See more about Invert Sugar →Natural FlavorBad
Ambiguous lab-derived flavoring.
See more about Natural Flavor →CarrageenanBad
Controversial thickener linked to gut inflammation.
See more about Carrageenan →Soy LecithinBad
Soy-derived emulsifier.
See more about Soy Lecithin →Skim MilkNeutral
Dairy protein.
See more about Skim Milk →WaterNeutral
Filler.
See more about Water →Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)Neutral
Dutch-processed — strips antioxidants.
See more about Cocoa (Processed With Alkali) →Chocolate LiquorNeutral
Pure chocolate base.
See more about Chocolate Liquor →SaltNeutral
Standard.
See more about Salt →Guar GumNeutral
Thickener — generally safe.
See more about Guar Gum →MolassesNeutral
Minor sweetener.
See more about Molasses →Tapioca FlourNeutral
Malted Barley FlourNeutral
Gluten-containing grain.
See more about Malted Barley Flour →Baking SodaNeutral
Leavening.
See more about Baking Soda →Annatto Extract (For Color)Neutral
Natural coloring.
See more about Annatto Extract (For Color) →Turmeric Extract (For Color)Neutral
Natural coloring.
See more about Turmeric Extract (For Color) →CreamGood
Dairy fat base.
See more about Cream →EggsGood
Whole eggs.
See more about Eggs →Vanilla ExtractGood
Real extract.
See more about Vanilla Extract →Cocoa ButterGood
Natural chocolate fat.
See more about Cocoa Butter →MilkGood
Beneficial ingredient — whole-food or functional value in this product class.
See more about Milk →Egg YolksVery Good
Nutrient-dense.
See more about Egg Yolks →Egg WhitesVery Good
Minimally processed whole-food ingredient.
See more about Egg Whites →Processing
Ultra-Processed Foods
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