Skip to content
Saving recent analysis
No image yet
Snacks · 0078742241586

Blueberry cake, blueberry

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sodium 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

  • Sugar51.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour24.4%No flag›
  • Flour12.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk12.2%No flag
  • Wild blueberry6.1%No flag
  • Soya oil3.1%No flag›
  • Egg white1.5%No flag›
  • Eggs0.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
  • Palm0.2%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Brown sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Invert sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Modified wheyNo flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Corn cerealNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Green 3 · E143No flag
  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

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

  • 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.

Show original label text

Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), skim milk, wild blueberries, soybean oil, egg whites, eggs, vegetable shortening (palm and soybean oils, mono-and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, preservative [tbhq]), brown sugar, contains less than 2% of the following: invert sugar, modified tapioca and corn starch, water, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), natural and artificial flavor, mono - and diglycerides, salt, wheat starch, modified whey, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate, whey, dextrose, sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, xanthan gum, guar gum, soy lecithin, corn syrup, corn cereal, sodium caseinate, polysorbate 60, enzymes, corn starch, palm oil, wheat gluten, red 40, green 3, blue 1, soy flour, disodium phosphate, ascorbic acid, citric acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

7 low · 14 not assessed

14 of 21 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

No product image yet

Pending enrichment

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

46 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.