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Lemon Cheese Danish
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Lemon Cheese Danish

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Jan 2026

Why it's rated this way

4 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. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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 benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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 propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Wheat flour52.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3003.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Fat23.9%No flag
  • Palm oil11.9%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4716%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4356%No flag
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Whole eggs3%No flag
  • Yeast1.5%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent0.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.2%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Sweet dairy whey<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Invert sugar syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Cream cheese filling<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and creamNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Lemon filling<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Lemon pureeNo flag
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Blend palm fruitNo flag
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • Olive oilsNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Turmeric · E100No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

Show original label text

Unbleached wheat flour enriched (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ascorbic acid, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, sugar, whole eggs, yeast, dough conditioner (wheat flour, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid, soy flour, sweet dairy whey, nonfat dry milk, enzymes), invert syrup, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), cream cheese filling (water, cream cheese [pasteurized milk and cream, salt, carob bean gum, cheese culture], sugar, corn syrup, food starch-modified, palm oil, artificial flavor, lactic acid, lecithin, titanium dioxide [color], sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, titanium dioxide [color], yellow 5, 6), lemon filling (water, sugar, modified corn starch, corn syrup, lemon puree, margarine [palm oil, blend palm fruit, canola, olive oils], water, salt, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid, annatto extract), sodium citrate, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), yellow 5, sodium stearoyl lactylate, artificial flavor, calcium propionate (preservative), spice and coloring (turmeric), artificial color (yellow 5, 6)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Jan 2026

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.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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