Is FROZEN DESSERT ICE CREAM CAKE, CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUP GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 8 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 3 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • chocolate flavored drizzle
  • cocoa processed with alkali
  • chocolate flavored cake
  • natural and artificial chocolate
  • cocoa process with alkali
  • chocolate flavored whipped topping
  • cocoa
  • chocolate ice cream
  • nonfat dry milk
  • milk derivative
  • nonfat milk

chocolate flavored drizzle

Dietitian note

Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, can be a trigger for GERD symptoms. Caffeine and Theobromine, both found in chocolate, can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This muscle acts as a barrier between the esophagus and stomach. When relaxed, it allows stomach acid to flow back up into the esophagus, causing heartburn. The high fat content in chocolate can also contribute to GERD symptoms by slowing down digestion and relaxing the LES.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM (MILKFAT AND NONFAT MILK, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], WHEY, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, POLYSORBATE 80, VANILLIN [ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR]), CHOCOLATE FLAVORED WHIPPED TOPPING (WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK DERIVATIVE], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, POLYSORBATE 60, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, [YELLOW 6, RED 40, BLUE 1]). CHOCOLATE FLAVORED CAKE (SUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA PROCESS WITH ALKALI, WHEY LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ESTERS OF FATTY ACID, GUAR GUM, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE), PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS AND SALT), FUDGE (CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, WATER, HYDROGENATED COCONUT OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, COCOA [TREATED WITH ALKALI], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, ASCORBIC ACID [ACIDITY REGULATOR], DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE [A PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN). CHOCOLATE FLAVORED DRIZZLE (POWDERED SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [COTTON SEED AND/OR PEANUT], COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCONUT OIL, WHEY POWDER, SALT, SOY LECITHIN).

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About this product

Frozen Dessert · Frozen

Flavor
ChocolateyNuttySweet
Texture
CreamySmooth
Commonly used for
Snacking