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Cafe Valley IncSnacks · 0040697600497

Cranberry orange loaf cake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium 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

  • Sugar51.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour24.1%No flag›
  • Flour12%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil12%No flag›
  • Whole eggs6%No flag
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Cranberry1.5%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.8%No flag›
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Orange zest0.2%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cinnamon<0.1%No flag›
  • Margarine<0.1%No flag›
  • Interesterified soybean oil<0.1%No flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Propylene glycol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Orange essential oilNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
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Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), liquid soybean oil, whole eggs, water, cranberries, food starch - modified, whey (milk), orange peel, contains 2% or less of each: salt, cinnamon, margarine (interesterified soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate, artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added), emulsifier (mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), vital wheat gluten, sorbitan monostearate, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), calcium acetate, nonfat milk, xanthan gum, guar gum, orange oil, natural flavors, polysorbate 60, egg whites, soy flour.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium 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

1 moderate · 1 low · 9 not assessed

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