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Ben & Jerry's Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream

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Contaminants · 1

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Glyphosate3.1 ppbof 160 ppb
2% of the limitEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Contaminants · 18

1 at/over limit
Includes lab tests of other products in its family
Ben & Jerry's US chocolate-forward pints
Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)20.7 ppbof 6 ppb
Over the limit — 3.4×US EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Bisphenol a (BPA)0.93 ppbof 1 ppb
93% of the limitEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Dimethylphthalate4.6 ppbof 10 ppb
46% of the limitDMP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Dibutyl Phthalate11.7 ppbof 120 ppb
10% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DBP SML 0.12 mg/kg (cut from 0.3). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (DBP x5).
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Bpf0.9 ppbof 10 ppb
9% of the limitNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Diisobutyl Phthalate13 ppbof 150 ppb
9% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 2023/1442 group restriction — DBP x5 + DIBP x4 + BBP x0.1 + DEHP <= 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalents, so DIBP alone may not exceed 0.15 mg/kg. DIBP is not itself an authorised substance.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Diethylhexyl Adipate0.02 ppmof 18 ppm
<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHA (FCM 207) SML 18 mg/kg.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Di (2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate0.0537 ppmof 60 ppm
<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHT (FCM 798) SML 60 mg/kg, group restriction with DINCH. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Benzylbutyl PhthalateNDof 6 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — BBP SML 6 mg/kg (cut from 30). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (BBP x0.1 = 6 mg/kg alone).
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Di-n-octyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDNOP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Dicyclohexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDCHP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
DiethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDEP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Dihexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate, EU Repr. 1B) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Diisodecyl AdipateNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedDIDA (diisodecyl adipate) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Diisodecyl PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Diisononyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic AcidNDof 60 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DINCH (FCM 775) group restriction with DEHT, 60 mg/kg. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream
Diisononyl ortho PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm
Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.
Measured in: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream

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Common questions

Is Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream healthy?

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Ben & Jerry's US chocolate-forward pints. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream?

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream lists 18 ingredients, starting with Cream, Sugar, Water, Skim Milk and Cocoa Processed With Alkali. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream contain seed oils?

Yes. Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream lists Soybean Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream?

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream compare to other ice cream & frozen desserts?

At 0/100 Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream scores worse than most ice cream & frozen desserts we have scored. A higher-scoring option in ice cream & frozen desserts is Straus Family Creamery Organic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream at 100/100.

Is Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream organic?

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream is not certified organic in our data.

Has Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Ben & Jerry's US chocolate-forward pints), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream contain glyphosate?

Yes. A lab detected glyphosate at 3.1 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream. That reading is under its limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Does Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream contain phthalates?

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected DEHP at 20.7 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream, dibutyl phthalate at 11.7 ppb against a 120 ppb limit in Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream, diisobutyl phthalate at 13 ppb against a 150 ppb limit in Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream and dimethylphthalate at 4.6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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