Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Aug 2025
Carrot Cake Mix
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Aug 2025
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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.
Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
- Colour0.2%No flag
- Colour0.2%No flag
- Yellow 6 · E1100.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red 40 · E129<0.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Carrot powder<0.1%No flag
- Raising agent3.2%No flag
- E500ii1.6%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.8%No flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.8%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of1.6%No flag
- Propylene Glycol mono- and Diesters0.2%No flag
- E341iiNo flag
- Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate · E481No 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.
- ColourNo 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 Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Sugar, Corn Syrup, Carrot Flavored Pieces (corn syrup, enriched flour bleached [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], corn cereal, palm oil, color [artificial color, yellow 6, red 40], carrot powder), Leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), Contains 2% or less of:, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Starch, Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters, Salt, Monoglycerides, Cinnamon, Spice, Palm Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Color Added
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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
- SaltModerate concern
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
6 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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