Declared allergens
This product declares Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Cake mate, shimmering red glitter icing
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).
- Critical
Allergens
- 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.
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.
ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Modified potato starch1.5%No flag
- Colour0.4%No flag
- Polyglycerol esters0.2%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Gum arabic · E414<0.1%No flag
- Red 40 lake · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Red 3 · E127<0.1%Moderate
Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
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Sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean, cottonseed), water, maltodextrin, modified potato starch, cornstarch, artificial color, polyglycerol esters, natural & artificial flavor, gum arabic, salt, red 40 lake, potassium sorbate (preservative), citric acid, red 3.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterModerate concern
- MaltodextrinModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
1 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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