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Blue Bunny
Flavor:
Big Bopper® Sandwich
Ingredients:
Frozen Dairy Dessert (Skim Milk, Whey, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Buttermilk, Cream, Coconut Oil, Milk, Contains 2% or Less of Natural Flavors, Carob Bean Gum, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Tara Gum, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Mono and Diglycerides). Chocolate Chip Cookies {Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Brown Sugar, Sugar, Palm Oil, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Milkfat, Cocoa Butter, Unsweetened Chocolate Processed with Alkali, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Pasteurized Eggs, Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Contains 2% or less of Mono & Diglycerides, Whey Solids, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene for Color, Vitamin A Palmitate), Contains 2% or less of Natural Flavor, Baking Soda, Salt, Ammonium Bicarbonate}.
Rating: We Avoid
- 1 out of 5
Ingredient Score:
Rating: 1/5 Green Leaves
The Blue Bunny Big Bopper® Sandwich holds a single green leaf rating, the minimum on our scale, indicating a product that falls short in providing a cleaner food option. This rating reflects the presence of multiple ingredients that detract from the overall healthfulness of the product.
The sandwich is not organic and contains genetically modified ingredients, which immediately lowers its standing. Added sugars are abundant, with brown sugar, regular sugar, and citric acid contributing to this tally. Corn syrup, a more concerning sweetener due to its processing method and health implications, is also present.
Further scrutiny reveals the inclusion of potentially harmful additives. These include natural and artificial flavors, mono and diglycerides, enriched wheat flour, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, and ammonium bicarbonate. Of particular note are artificial flavors and carrageenan, both known for their controversial health effects.
Palm oil, a saturated fat with significant environmental concerns related to its production, is used in the cookies. Moreover, the labeling of high fructose corn syrup as an artificial flavor is misleading, as it is a sweetener and not a flavoring agent, and it carries its own health risks.
The Blue Bunny Big Bopper® Sandwich, with its extensive list of non-organic, GMO, and unfavorable additives, scores poorly against our criteria for cleaner food options. The product’s composition suggests a prioritization of shelf-stability and taste over nutritional value and environmental impact. Consumers seeking healthier alternatives would do well to consider other options that align more closely with the principles of clean eating and sustainability.
This product, with its low rating, is best avoided by those looking for wholesome and environmentally responsible food choices. Our assessment underscores the need for greater transparency and commitment to health in the food industry, especially in the realm of convenient snack items.
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