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Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
12 Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour11.8%No flag
- Niacin · E3752.9%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Fat2.9%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.7%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E4350.7%No flag
- Stabiliser1.5%No flag
- Soluble corn fiber0.4%No flag
- Modified whey0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Cream cheese0.7%No flag
- Soured milk0.4%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Carob gum · E410<0.1%No flag
- Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
- Red color0.2%No flag
- Propylene glycol · E490<0.1%No flag
- Red no<0.1%No flag
- Red noNo flag
- 40No flag
- Yellow noNo flag
- Baking powderNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
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Sugar, canola oil, enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, shortening (palm oil, mono - and di-glycerides, polysorbate 60), stabilizer (maltodextrin, soluble corn fiber, modified whey, modified corn starch, salt, natural flavor), cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, cream, salt, xanthan gum, carob gum, guar gum), eggs, red color (water, propylene glycol, red no. 3, red no. 40, yellow no. 6), corn starch, cocoa powder, distilled vinegar, vanilla extract, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), potassium sorbate, salt, sodium benzoate.
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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.
- Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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
4 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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