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Snacks · 0018169440797

Cake square

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Critical
Chemical concern
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  • Chocolate sponge cake29%—
  • Sugar14.9%—›
  • Cake13.7%—
  • Wheat flour13.7%—›
  • Sugared egg yolks11.8%—
  • Egg yolks7.4%—›
  • Sugar4.4%—›
  • Whole eggs10.6%—
  • Cake shortening9.8%—
  • Soya oil5.7%—›
  • Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids2.1%—›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglycerides1%—
  • E3191%—
  • Preservative1%—
  • Whole milk8.1%—
  • Milk5.1%—›
  • Retinyl palmitate1.5%—›
  • Cholecalciferol1.5%—›
  • Cocoa powder4.1%—›
  • Pan spray2%—
  • Soya oil2%—›
  • E905b<0.1%—
  • Less of spray—
  • Corn syrup—›
  • E420—
  • Water—›
  • Contains 2% and less og hydrogenated cottonseed oil—
  • Soya lecithin—›
  • E435—
  • Reed 40—
  • E102⚠ High
  • E110⚠ High
  • E132⚠ Moderate
  • Artificial flavouring—
  • Vanilla extract—›
  • Vanilla pod—›
  • Corn syrup—›
  • E1510—
  • Water—›
  • Chocolate—›
  • Sugar—›
  • Water—›
  • Chocolate flavouring—
  • Water—›
  • Alcohol—›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring—
  • Chocolate buttercream—
  • Fondant sugar—
  • E435—
  • E330—
  • Fidge base—
  • Cocoa diglycerides—
  • E435—
  • E319—
  • E330—
  • Preservative—
  • Soya oil—›
  • Corn syrup—›
  • Contains 2% and less of soy lecithin—
  • Glycol alcohol—›
  • Artificial flavouring—
  • E330—
  • Chocolate shavings—
  • Sugar—›
  • Cocoa solids—
  • Cocoa butter—›
  • Soya lecithin—›
  • Vanillin—›
  • Chocolate disc—
  • Sugar chocolate liquor—
  • Cocoa butter—›
  • Butterfat—›
  • Emulsifiers—
  • Soya lecithin—›
  • E476—
  • Vegetable oil—›
  • Coconut vegetable oil—›
  • Colour—
  • Skimmed milk powder—
  • Titanium dioxide (E171)⚠ High
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Chocolate sponge cake (sugar, cake flour [bleached wheat flour], sugared egg yolks [egg yolks, sugar], whole eggs, cake shortening [soybean oil, glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids, vegetable mono - & diglycerides, tbhq {protects flavor}], whole milk [milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3], cocoa powder, pan spray [soy oil, petrolatum contains 2% or less of spray , corn syrup, sorbitol, water, contains 2% or less og hydrogenated cottonseed oil, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, reed 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 2, artificial flavor], vanilla extract [vanilla bean extractives, corn syrup, ethyl alcohol, water]}, chocolate syrup (sugar, water, chocolate flavor [water, alcohol, natural & artificial flavors]), chocolate buttercream (fondant sugar, polysorbate 60, citric acid (preservative}0, fidge base [cocoa diglycerides, polysorbate 60, tbhq, citric acid (preservatives], soybean oil, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of soy lecithin, glycol alcohol, artificial flavors, citric acid), chocolate shavings (sugar, cocoa solids, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanillin), chocolate disc (sugar chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, butter oil [milk], emulsifiers [soy lecithin], polyglycerol polyricinoleate, vegetable oil [coconut], color [titanium dioxide], skimmed milk powder).

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.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

  1. 01SUGARCompoundNot assessed
  2. 02COCOACompoundNot assessed
  3. 03VANILLA PLANIFOLIA OILCompoundNot assessed
  4. 04VANILLACompoundNot assessed
  5. 05SOYBEAN OILCompoundNot assessed
  6. 06CORN SYRUPCompoundNot assessed
  7. 07Syrups, hydrolyzed starch, dehydratedCompoundNot assessed
  8. 08GLYCOLCompoundNot assessed

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