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Lemon Cake
Bon Appetit0035751114287

Lemon Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Tartrazine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Granuated sugar52.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour23.9%No flag›
  • Nacin11.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron6%No flag›
  • Thiamine nononitrate riboflavin3%No flag
  • Barley malt flour1.5%No flag›
  • Ascortic acid0.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Eggs11.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil6%No flag›
  • WITH mono- and DIGLYCERIDES3%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4351.5%No flag
  • Citric acid added as a preservative1.5%No flag
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Egg whiles0.7%No flag
  • Invert sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • SALT POTASSIUM SORBATE and SODIUM PROPIONALE<0.1%No flag
  • Added to preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • GLOUCONE-1<0.1%No flag
  • LacionaNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • FD&C yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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GRANUATED SUGAR, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED (NACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE NONONITRATE RIBOFLAVIN, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ASCORTIC ACID, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, PALM OIL (WITH MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, CITRIC ACID ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, EGG WHILES, INVERT SUGAR, DRY MILK, BAKING POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH , SALT POTASSIUM SORBATE & SODIUM PROPIONALE (ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), GLOUCONE-1, 5, LACIONA, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM. SALT, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, FD&C YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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