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CAKE 100% VEG Gobbles fruity fun
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CAKE 100% VEG Gobbles fruity fun

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Jun 2022

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Why it's rated this way

5 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. Ponceau 4RHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    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. 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.
  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

  • Refined wheat flour42.1%No flag
  • Refined wheat flour42.1%No flag
  • Sugar15.7%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated vegetable oil15.7%No flag›
  • Refined sunflower oil14.5%No flag
  • Fruit products5.3%No flag
  • Glazed fruits2.7%No flag
  • Papaya cuts1.3%No flag
  • Colour0.7%No flag
  • 1240.7%No flag
  • Pineapple cuts0.7%No flag
  • Orange pulp2.1%No flag
  • Humectant1.1%No flag
  • 4221.1%No flag
  • Milk solids0.5%No flag›
  • High maltose syrup0.3%No flag
  • Emulsifiers0.1%No flag
  • 475& 4710.1%No flag
  • Raising ACTS00 450<0.1%No flag
  • 341<0.1%No flag
  • 10 jised salt invert sugar sybup<0.1%No flag
  • Nature identical flavouring substancesNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • 202 and 282No flag
  • Wheat fiberNo flag
  • Acidity regulatorNo flag
  • 330No flag
  • StabiliserNo flag
  • 415No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • 102No flag
  • Tartrazine (E102)High

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

  • Ponceau 4R (E124)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

  • Calcium propionate (E282)Low

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

  • 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

REFINED WHEAT FLOUR (MAIDA), SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL & REFINED SUNFLOWER OIL, FRUIT PRODUCTS (5.3%) (GLAZED FRUITS (PAPAYA CUTS, COLOUR (124), PINEAPPLE CUTS) & ORANGE PULP), HUMECTANT (422), MILK SOLIDS, HIGH MALTOSE SYRUP, EMULSIFIERS (475& 471), RAISING ACTS00 450(i) & 341()], 10 JISED SALT INVERT SUGAR SYBUP, NATURE IDENTICAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES, PRESERVATIVES (202 & 282), WHEAT FIBRE, ACIDITY REGULATOR (330), STABILIZER (415) AND COLOUR (102).

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Jun 2022

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.
  • Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • 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

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1 low · 2 not assessed

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