Chocolate Ice Cream
Chocolate ice cream is a sweetened dairy product with high added sugar and saturated fat. Standardized under FDA regulations.
What it is
Ice cream flavored with cocoa or chocolate, typically containing dairy, sugar, eggs, and emulsifiers/stabilizers.
Consumed as a dessert; can also be used as an ingredient in milkshakes, sundaes, and baked desserts.
Why it's flagged
- high added sugar
- high saturated fat
- milk allergen
- egg allergen (often)
What regulators actually say
"Ice cream is a food produced by freezing, while stirring, a pasteurized mix consisting of one or more of the optional dairy ingredients... and may contain optional caseinates, optional hydrolyzed milk proteins, optional sweeteners, optional emulsifiers, optional stabilizers, optional eggs, and optional flavoring ingredients."
"Free sugars intake should be reduced to less than 10% of total energy intake; further reduction to below 5% provides additional health benefits."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Standardized food under 21 CFR 135.110.
European Union — EFSA
Permitted; subject to general food labeling and allergen rules.
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