Mercely's Frozen Desserts#40 of 77 in categoryRating 2.3/5

Mercely's Merii Mango Paradise Ice Cream Can

Red flags

Red flag: High added sugar (15g per 100g)
Red flag: High saturated fat (6.5g)
Red flag: Contains trans fat (0.3g)
Red flag: Contains Carrageenan

Green flags

Green flag: Source of fibre
Green flag: Low sodium

Ingredients, decoded

9 listed

Milk Solids (Milk, Milk Fat, Skimmed Milk Powder)
Sugar
Mango Pulp
Fructooligosaccharide
Emulsifiers And Stabilizers (E471 - Vegetable Source, E466, E415, E412, E407, E405)
Probiotic Bacteria (Bacillus Coagulans SNZ 1969)
Vanilla Cake Pieces (Refined Wheat Flour, Sugar, Milk Solids, Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm), Starch, Emulsifiers And Stabilizers (INS 477, INS 471, INS 415), Iodized Salt, Refined Sunflower Oil, Raising Agent (INS 500(ii), INS 341(ii)), Baking Powder, Modified Starch (INS 1412, INS 1440, INS 1442), White Chocolate Chips (Milk Solids, Palm Kernel Oil, Lecithin))
Turmeric Extract
Natural Flavouring Substance (Mango)

ConcernWorth watchingIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more.

High sugarHigh saturated fatNutrition per 100 g

ENutritionCIngredients3Risk

Energy200 kcal

Protein3.5 g

Carbohydrates24 g

Total sugars21 g

Added sugars15 g

Dietary fibre3 g

Total fat10 g

Saturated fat6.5 g

Trans fat0.25 g

Cholesterol25 mg

Sodium20 mg

Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

Our take

CleanPlate review

Mango pulp, cake pieces and a probiotic culture

Mercely's Merii Mango Paradise is a 200 ml (145 g) can of ice cream with milk solids, sugar, mango pulp, fructooligosaccharide, vanilla cake pieces with white chocolate chips, a probiotic (Bacillus coagulans SNZ 1969), turmeric extract and natural mango flavouring. The panel is printed per 100 g.

CleanPlate scores it EC3. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g. The C for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by milk solids, sugar and mango pulp), with additives that cost points: carrageenan, carboxymethyl cellulose, calcium phosphates and distarch phosphate. The 3 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (6.5 g per 100 g) and free sugar (15 g per 100 g).

Claims vs reality

What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.

Product name
“Mango Paradise”
Partly true
Mango pulp is listed third with no declared share.
On the pack
“No Artificial Colour / No Artificial Flavour / No Preservatives”
Holds
Turmeric extract and natural mango flavouring are the only colour and flavour, and no preservative is listed.
On the pack
“Prebiotics: Contains 3g dietary fibre per 100g icecream”
Holds
The panel declares 3 g of fibre per 100 g and fructooligosaccharide is listed.
On the pack
“Probiotics Culture: contains 10 crore gut friendly bacteria”
Be careful
A culture is listed and the pack states a count per serve, but the health lines beside it are marketing claims that cannot be checked on the panel.

How EC3 breaks down

Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.

How we score →

01 Nutritional valueA to E

Very low nutrient density

Protein: 3.5 g
Fibre: 3 g
Vitamins and minerals: None declared
Energy: 200 kcal

Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.

02 Ingredient & label integrityA to E

Mixed processing and additives

Base: Milk Solids
Main fat: Milk Solids
Sweeteners: Sugar, Vanilla Cake Piec...
Additives: 13
Flagged: Carrageenan, Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Risk nutrients1 to 5

Moderate risk

Added sugar: 15 g
Sodium: 20 mg
Saturated fat: 6.5 g
Trans fat: 0.25 g

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

A closer look

Does the label add up?

Milk solids (milk, milk fat, skimmed milk powder), sugar, mango pulp, fructooligosaccharide, emulsifiers and stabilisers (E471, E466, E415, E412, E407, E405), a probiotic culture, vanilla cake pieces with white chocolate chips, turmeric extract and natural mango flavouring.

Per 100 g: 200 kcal, 10 g fat of which 6.5 g saturated, 21 g sugar of which 15 g added, 3 g fibre, 3.5 g protein, 20 mg sodium. Trans fat (0.25 g per 100 g) is not counted because milk fat and the palm oil in the cake pieces are the fats listed and none is hydrogenated.

Ingredients to watch

Saturated fatConcern
6.5 g per 100 g, above the 5 g high line.
Added sugarWorth watching
15 g per 100 g.
AdditivesWorth watching
Carrageenan and carboxymethyl cellulose cost 6 points each and the additives score is 0 of 25.
FibreFine
3 g per 100 g, with fructooligosaccharide listed.

Common misconceptions

Myth: "A probiotic ice cream is a health food"

The can has 6.5 g of saturated fat and 15 g of added sugar per 100 g.

Myth: "Mango paradise is mostly mango"

Mango pulp is listed third with no percentage.

How often, and how

Healthy adultsOccasionally
ChildrenRarely
Diabetes or prediabetesLimit

Smarter ways to eat it

One serve

A 100 g serve is 200 kcal with 15 g of added sugar.

Curd for cultures

Plain curd gives live cultures without the added sugar.

Common questions

Is Mercely's Merii Mango Paradise Ice Cream Can healthy?

Mercely's Merii Mango Paradise Ice Cream Can scores EC3 (Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it best kept as a rare treat rather than a regular buy. The main concerns are: High added sugar (15g per 100g); High saturated fat (6.5g); Contains trans fat (0.3g); Contains Carrageenan. On the plus side: Source of fibre; Low sodium.

What does the EC3 score mean?

The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (C) grades ingredient and label integrity: mixed processing and additives. The number (3) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): moderate risk.

Which ingredients in Mercely's Merii Mango Paradise Ice Cream Can should I watch?

Emulsifiers And Stabilizers (E471 - Vegetable Source, E466, E415, E412, E407, E405) (Carrageenan), Vanilla Cake Pieces (Refined Wheat Flour, Sugar, Milk Solids, Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm), Starch, Emulsifiers And Stabilizers (INS 477, INS 471, INS 415), Iodized Salt, Refined Sunflower Oil, Raising Agent (INS 500(ii), INS 341(ii)), Baking Powder, Modified Starch (INS 1412, INS 1440, INS 1442), White Chocolate Chips (Milk Solids, Palm Kernel Oil, Lecithin)) (Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)).

Last reviewed October 17, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.

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