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Classic Yellow Cake Mix
Baker's CornerCooking Helpers · 4099100118902

Classic Yellow Cake Mix

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Jun 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Flour52.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour27%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37513%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar22.1%No flag›
  • Canola oil12.5%No flag›
  • Raising agent6.2%No flag
  • E500ii3.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i1.6%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5411.6%No flag
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF3.1%No flag
  • Dextrose3.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids · E4771.6%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E4710.4%No flag
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose · E460<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • BHT · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • 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.

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ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DEXTROSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CELLULOSE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, BHT (ANTIOXIDANT), CITRIC ACID (ANTIOXIDANT)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Jun 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

What drives this

4 low · 2 not assessed

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