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Snacks · 0078742000534

Cake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Sugar51.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour24.2%No flag›
  • Flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Chocolate chunk12.1%No flag
  • Sugar6.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste3%No flag
  • Milkfat1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.8%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Skimmed milk6.1%No flag
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Egg white1.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat0.8%No flag
  • Palm0.4%No flag
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Eggs0.4%No flag›
  • Brown sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Invert sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Modified wheyNo flag
  • Modified tapioca starchNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • 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

Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, milkfat, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), skim milk, soybean oil, egg whites, vegetable shortening (palm and soybean oils, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, preservative [tbhq]), eggs, brown sugar, contains less than 2% of the following: invert sugar, water, modified cornstarch, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), mono - and diglycerides, salt, wheat starch, modified whey, modified tapioca starch, sodium stearoyl lactylate, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, whey, dextrose, sorbitan monostearate, natural and artificial flavor, calcium acetate, xanthan gum, guar gum, soy lecithin, sodium caseinate, polysorbate 60, enzymes, wheat gluten, soy flour.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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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4 low · 14 not assessed

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