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Snacks · 0631782004247

California lemon layer 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
  • Gluten

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

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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

  • Confectioner's sugar53.3%No flag
  • Cane sugar28.3%No flag›
  • Corn starch25%No flag›
  • Cane sugar21.6%No flag›
  • Flour12.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour3.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • Iron0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Cream cheese6.3%No flag
  • Soured milk3.1%No flag
  • Cream1.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Stabiliser1.3%No flag
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Canola oil1.6%No flag›
  • Cage-free eggs0.8%No flag
  • Butter0.4%No flag›
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Lemon extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Alcohol<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Lemon peel<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon peel<0.1%No flag›
  • Cane sugarNo flag›
  • Lemon oilNo flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • E450iiiNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sea saltNo 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.

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Confectioner's sugar (cane sugar, cornstarch*), cane sugar, enriched unbleached flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [guar gum and carob bean gum]), water, expeller-pressed canola oil,* cage-free eggs, butter (cream), palm oil, lemon extract (lemon oil, alcohol,* water), non-fat powdered milk, lemon peel (lemon peel, cane sugar, lemon oil), baking powder (sodium pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), citric acid, sea salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

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

What drives this

4 low · 5 not assessed

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