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Premium Sweetheart Cup Cakes Mix, Strawberry, Chocolate

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Why it's rated this way

4 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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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 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. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Chocolate cake mix51.3%No flag
  • Flour26.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37524.4%No flag
  • Iron12.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.4%No flag›
  • Processed with alkali0.4%No flag
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Contains one and more of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • With emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Propylene glycol monoesters<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diestersNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the followingNo flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Bht · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Strawberry cake mix ingredientsNo flag
  • FlourNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Vegetable fatNo flag
  • Contains one and more of the followingNo flag
  • With emulsifierNo flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diestersNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Bht · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Contains 2% and less of modified corn starchNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Corn cerealNo flag›
  • CornmealNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • 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.

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Chocolate cake mix: enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, cocoa (processed with alkali), dextrose, vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: palm oil and/or soybean oil) with emulsifier (propylene glycol monoesters, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin), leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), emulsifier (propylene glycol mono- and diesters, mono and diglycerides). contains 2% or less of each of the following: modified corn starch, salt, cellulose gum, guar gum, lecithin, artificial flavor, preservative (bht, citric acid). strawberry cake mix ingredients: enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: [palm and/or soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated soybean oil] with emulsifier [propylene glycol mono- and diesters, mono- and diglycerides, soy lecithin] and preservative [citric acid, bht]), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), contains 2% or less of modified corn starch, dextrose, natural and artificial flavor, salt, corn syrup, corn cereal (steamed and rolled corn grits), cellulose gum, guar gum, modified food starch, color (red 40, red 40 lake).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 moderate · 4 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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