Hocco Flip Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich

Hocco Flip Chocolate is a 90 ml ice cream sandwich: an inner ice cream layer (63.6%) of water, milk solids, sugar and dark chocolate (11.8%), and top and bottom layers (36.4%) of chocolate biscuit (21.2%) and choco coating (15.2%) that holds dark cookies (7.5%) made with hydrogenated vegetable fat. The pack prints the panel per 90 ml serve, converted here to per 100 g.

CleanPlate scores it [R]ED4. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g. The D for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by milk solids, sugar and dark chocolate), with additives that cost points: polysorbate 80, carboxymethyl cellulose and caramel colour. A red flag (hydrogenated fat / vanaspati (unqualified)) cuts the score by 40%. The 4 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (8.56 g per 100 g) and free sugar (20.7 g per 100 g).

Inner layer, ice cream (63.6%): water, milk solids (cream, butter, skimmed milk powder), sugar, dark chocolate (11.8%), cocoa solids, emulsifiers (INS 471, 433) and five stabilisers. Top and bottom layer (36.4%): chocolate biscuit (21.2%) and choco coating (15.2%) with dark cookies (7.5%: wheat flour, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable fat, invert syrup, cocoa, caramel sauce, an emulsifier, raising agents, salt, BHA and potassium sorbate), cocoa butter and an emulsifier.

Per 100 g: 254 kcal, 13.6 g fat of which 8.56 g saturated, 21.8 g sugar of which 18.3 g added, 4.11 g protein, 54.2 mg sodium. The dark cookies list hydrogenated vegetable fat (palm oil and sesame oil) with no partly or fully qualifier, so the declared 0.0 g trans fat is not accepted for the ingredients score and the result is provisional until the maker confirms. The cookies also contain BHA (INS 320) and potassium sorbate (INS 202). The panel prints no fibre line. The pack says it may contain nuts and sulphite.