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Ben & Jerry's Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

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Contaminants · 1

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

Glyphosate0.57 ppbof 160 ppb
<1% 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.

Ingredients · 18

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Common questions

Is Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream healthy?

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream scores 12/100 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. 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 Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream?

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream lists 18 ingredients, starting with Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Water and Peanuts. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream contain seed oils?

Yes. Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream lists Peanut Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream?

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup 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 Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream compare to other ice cream & frozen desserts?

At 12/100 Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup 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 Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream organic?

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream is not certified organic in our data.

Has Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream contain glyphosate?

Yes. A lab detected glyphosate at 0.57 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream. That reading is under its limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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