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Carrot cake
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Carrot cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Carrote rapee19%No flag
  • Carrot19%No flag›
  • Sugar40.5%No flag›
  • Icing sugar20.3%No flag
  • Starch20.3%No flag›
  • Huile toumeso10.1%No flag
  • Poudre de pan5.1%No flag
  • Wheat2.5%No flag›
  • Water1.3%No flag›
  • Agent de texture e4500.6%No flag
  • E5000.3%No flag
  • Starch0.2%No flag›
  • Sel antagglomerant<0.1%No flag
  • Kg maximum<0.1%No flag
  • Dosage exprimé en équivalent K4Fe<0.1%No flag
  • CN6 antaggiomérant e535<0.1%No flag
  • Cheese<0.1%No flag›
  • TartinerNo flag
  • LatNo flag
  • Fanne BLE type 55No flag
  • WheatNo flag›
  • Cemeaux de NOIX 5No flag
  • Unsalted butterNo flag
  • BEURRE 82% de manere grasseNo flag
  • Creme laitereNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • NOIX DE PECAN 26% decoration comestibleNo flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Pyrophospha acide de sodium e450No flag
  • Bicarbonate de soude 6500 AMDON DE BLENo flag
  • Bombe graisse démoulageNo flag
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Colze épessissent cire végétaleNo flag
  • E903 EMULSIFIANT e322No flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Cannele moulueNo flag
  • Extret naturel vanilleNo flag
  • Flavouring preparationNo flag
  • Substance arometisante naturelleNo flag
  • Srop de glucoseNo flag
  • Sirop de sucre invertNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Stabilisent e415No flag
  • Conservateur e211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • NutmegNo flag›
  • NutmegNo flag›
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carrote rapee 19% (carottes)), sucre, sucre glace (sucre amidon), huile toumeso, poudre de pan (BLE, eau, agent de texture E450-E500, amidon, sel antagglomerant, 20 mg/kg maximum (dosage exprimé en équivalent K4Fe(CN6 antaggiomérant E535), FROMAGE & tartiner 9.7% (LAT), fanne BLE type 55 (BLE) cemeaux de NOIX 5 2%, BEURRE doux (BEURRE 82% de manere grasse, CREME LAITERE, FERMENTS LACTIQUES), NOIX DE PECAN 26% decoration comestible (présence de LAT SOJA OEUF FRUIT A COQUE GLUTEN SULFITES suvent les décorations utilisées), poudre à lever (pyrophospha acide de sodium e450, bicarbonate de soude 6500 AMDON DE BLE), bombe graisse démoulage (huile végétale, colze épessissent cire végétale, e903 EMULSIFIANT E322), cannelle (cannele moulue), extret naturel vanille (préparation aromatisante, substance arometisante naturelle, srop de glucose, sirop de sucre invert, eau, stabilisent e415, conservateur e211), muscade (muscade moulue)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 2026

Food health

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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