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Hostess Birthday Cupcakes

Hostess Birthday Cupcakes by Hostess (Snacks). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 10 additives of concern.

VerdictConsider avoiding

Food health

Critical
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  • Sugar51.1%—›
  • High fructose corn syrup24.5%—›
  • Fat12.2%—
  • Tallow6.1%—
  • Hydrogenated tallow3.1%—
  • Cottonseed oil1.5%—
  • E4710.8%—
  • E4350.4%—
  • Soya lecithin0.4%—
  • Water6.1%—›
  • Fortified wheat flour3.1%—
  • Flour1.5%—
  • E3750.8%—
  • Ferrous sulfate0.4%—
  • Reduced iron0.2%—
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%—
  • E101<0.1%—
  • Folic acid<0.1%—
  • Barley malt flour1.5%—›
  • Corn starch0.8%—›
  • Contains 2% and less0.4%—
  • Fat0.2%—
  • Palm oil0.2%—›
  • E4710.2%—
  • E435<0.1%—
  • Corn syrup<0.1%—›
  • Sprinkles<0.1%—
  • Sugar<0.1%—›
  • Corn starch—›
  • Palm oil—›
  • Palm kernel oil—
  • Sunflower lecithin—
  • E1400—
  • Confectioner's glaze—
  • E102⚠ High
  • E129⚠ High
  • E110⚠ High
  • E133⚠ Moderate
  • E127⚠ Moderate
  • Natural and artificial flavouring—
  • E903—
  • E133⚠ Moderate
  • Dextrose<0.1%—›
  • Sprinkles—
  • Vegetable oil—
  • Palm vegetable oil—›
  • Palm vegetable oil—›
  • Kernel—
  • Sugar—›
  • Fortified wheat flour—
  • Flour—
  • E375—
  • Reduced iron—
  • Thiamin mononitrate—
  • E101—
  • Folic acid—
  • E132⚠ Moderate
  • Soya lecithin—
  • E133⚠ Moderate
  • E102⚠ High
  • E133⚠ Moderate
  • E129⚠ High
  • Eggs—›
  • Salt—›
  • Whey—›
  • Egg white—›
  • E200—
  • E202—
  • To retain freshness—
  • Skimmed milk powder—
  • Inulin—›
  • E170i—
  • E466⚠ Low
  • E450i—
  • E516—
  • E500ii—
  • Artificial flavouring—
  • E471—
  • Soya flour—›
  • E412—
  • E466⚠ Low
  • E481—
  • E422—
  • Soya oil—›
  • E406—
  • E171⚠ High
  • Colour—
  • E415—
  • Calcium caseinate—›
  • Sodium caseinate—›
  • Soy protein isolate—›
  • Palm oil—›
  • E341i—
  • E410—
  • Enzyme—›
  • Sunflower oil—›
  • E339—
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)⚠ Low
  • Diphosphates (E450)⚠ Low
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Sugar, high fructose corn syrup, shortening (tallow, hydrogenated tallow, cottonseed oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), water, bleached enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate or reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour, corn starch, contains 2% or less: shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, sprinkles (sugar, corn starch, palm oil, palm kernel oil, sunflower lecithin, dextrin, confectioner's glaze, yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 1 lake, red 3, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax and blue 1), dextrose, sprinkles (vegetable oil [palm, palm kernel], sugar, enriched wheat flour [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], blue 2 lake, soy lecithin, blue 1 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake, red 40 lake), eggs, salt, whey, egg whites, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to retain freshness), nonfat dry milk, inulin, calcium carbonate, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium acid pyrophosphate, calcium sulfate, baking soda, artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, soy flour, guar gum, cellulose gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, glycerin, soybean oil, agar, titanium dioxide (color), xanthan gum, calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, soy protein isolate, palm oil, monocalcium phosphate, locust bean gum, enzymes, sunflower oil, sodium phosphate.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

⚠Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

  • Sugar
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup
  • Fructose
  • Corn syrup
  • Aqua
  • Barley malt
  • Starch 1551
  • Starch, oxidized
  • Amylodextrin
  • Corn starch
  • Syrups, hydrolyzed starch, dehydrated
  • Glucose monohydrate [who-ip]
  • Glucose
  • Dextrose
  • Egg
  • Salt
  • Whey, protein-free
  • Whey
  • Albumen
  • Inulin
  • Soybean
  • Soybean oil
  • Calcium caseinate
  • Casein
  • Sodium caseinate
  • Soy protein, isolate
  • Soy protein
  • Palm oil
  • Proteinase, Bacillus megaterium-fermented
  • Hydratase, phosphoenolpyruvate
  • Sunflower oil

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