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Betty Crocker™ just add water eggs oil icing CLASS

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sulphite ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar54.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour22.9%No flag›
  • Palm fat11.5%No flag
  • Raising agents5.7%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates · E3412.9%Low

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

  • Sodium carbonates · E5002.9%No flag
  • Com starch2.9%No flag
  • Emulsifiers1.4%No flag
  • Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids · E4770.7%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids · E4710.4%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate · E4810.4%No flag
  • Dextrose0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Sulphite ammonia caramel · E150d0.2%Moderate

    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Flour treatment agent<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
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Sugar, wheat flour, palm fat, raising agents (calcium phosphates, sodium carbonates), com starch, emulsifiers (propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids, mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate), dextrose, salt, colour (sulphite ammonia caramel), stabiliser (xanthan gum), flavouring, flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

1 moderate · 2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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