Breyers Vanilla Frozen Dessert (because they legally cannot call it icecream). M...

crispweed · on Aug 21, 2017

Personally (ignoring sugars) the 'MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES' is the bit I try to avoid, not worrying so much about the gums.

Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono-_and_diglycerides_of_fatt...

Seems like this replaces hydrogenated oils across a whole range of products, and I'm suspicious that it's just a way to avoid public concerns about hydrogenated oils by replacing them with something similar just without the same stigma.

Quick search found this article, which states some more specific concerns, if in a rather extreme way: https://foodbabe.com/2015/07/31/theres-no-safe-level-ingredi... (but of course you can search and find similar concerns about many things, doesn't make them true).

Dylan16807 · on Aug 21, 2017

Well those searches sure lead to a bunch of stupid hyperbole. "no safe level" doesn't exactly mean much...

So the issue is that the monoglycerides and diglycerides might be constructed with trans-fatty acids, and the label won't let you know.

But given that this is an ingredient behind vanilla you're not looking at very large amounts in the first place.

ribs · on Aug 21, 2017

Foodbabe.com is not credible. The site and the woman behind it have been criticized and debunked up and down. They are pseudoscience and should not be cited.

Dylan16807 · on Aug 21, 2017

They can't call it ice cream because it doesn't have enough fat, so that's probably neutral on the health scale.

I wouldn't really consider anything in there to be a filler, it's just favoring sugars over fats.

And that ingredient list is still pretty small. 9 vs. 5 when you combine the two sugar entries.