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Maple Brown Sugar Cake
Aldi,BelmontSnacks · 4099100250589

Maple Brown Sugar Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Dec 2025

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  4. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Fortified wheat flour53.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour27.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar16.5%No flag›
  • Maple glaze15.1%No flag
  • Invert sugar7.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup3.8%No flag›
  • Water1.9%No flag›
  • Maple syrup0.9%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Skyr yogurt7.6%No flag
  • Pasteurized skimmed milk3.8%No flag
  • Lactic ferments1.9%No flag
  • Enzyme0.9%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.9%No flag
  • Canola oil3.8%No flag›
  • Eggs1.9%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.9%No flag›
  • Semi skimmed milk0.5%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Butter0.5%No flag›
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Brown sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil preparation0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified palm oil<0.1%No flag
  • MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE DERIVATIVES OF mono- and DIGLYCERIDESNo flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Rosemary extract · E392No flag
  • Polyglycerol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Butter natural flavouringNo flag
  • Glycerin natural flavors<0.1%No flag
  • Maple syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Cassava flourNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, MAPLE GLAZE (INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, WATER, MAPLE SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN, CARAMEL COLOR), SKYR YOGURT (PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYME, POTASSIUM SORBATE), CANOLA OIL, EGGS, BUTTERMILK (CULTURED PARTLY SKIMMED MILK, SALT), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), BROWN SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL PREPARATION (SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN, MODIFIED PALM OIL, MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE DERIVATIVES OF MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, POLYGLYCEROL ESTER OF FATTY ACIDS, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR), GLYCERIN_ NATURAL FLAVORS (MILK), MAPLE SYRUP, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CASSAVA FLOUR, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, BAKING SODA.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Dec 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 low · 5 not assessed

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