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Betty CrockerSnacks · 9300695005726

Betty crocker vanilla cake mix

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Apr 2024

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Cake mix78%No flag
  • Wheat flour78%No flag›
  • Sugar11%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil5.5%No flag›
  • Raising agents2.8%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i1.4%No flag
  • E500ii0.7%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.7%No flag
  • Emulsifier1.4%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids · E4711.4%No flag
  • Corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • 14220.3%No flag
  • Vanilla flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Thickener<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Frosting<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Invert sugar syrupNo flag›
  • EmulsifiersNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids · E471No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Mineral saltNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Vanilla flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Carotene · E160aNo flag
  • Food acidNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • 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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Cake mix (78%): Wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil, raising agents (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), emulsifier (mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids), maize starch, modified maize starch (1422), vanilla flavour, salt, dextrose, thickener (xanthan gum). Frosting (22%): Sugar, vegetable oil, water, invert sugar syrup. emulsifiers (mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate), salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), mineral salt (sodium acid pyrophosphate), vanilla flavour, colour (carotene), food acid (citric acid). Cake mix contains wheat ingredients and may contain egg, milk and soy. Frosting may contain milk.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Apr 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

2 moderate · 4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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