Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Carrot cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Cream cheese1.5%No flag
- Pasteurized milk and cream0.7%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
- Carob bean gum · E4100.2%No flag
- Neufchatel cheese0.7%No flag
- Pasteurized milk and cream0.4%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
- Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
- Fractionated palm oil<0.1%No flag
- Distilled monoglyceridesNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Butter natural flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Beta-carotene colorNo flag
- Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Golden raisins<0.1%No flag
- Natural vanilla flavouringNo flag
- Baking powderNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Aluminum sodium sulfate · E521No flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Orange chocolate shavingsNo flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
- Natural vanillaNo flag
- Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
- ColourNo flag
Show original label text
Sugar, carrots, wheat flour, eggs, soybean oil, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), neufchatel cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), walnuts, margarine (palm oil, fractionated palm oil, soybean oil, water, salt, distilled monoglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], natural butter flavor, citric acid [preservative], vitamin a palmitate, beta-carotene color), vegetable shortening (palm oil, soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides), golden raisins, water, pineapple, vinegar, modified cornstarch, salt, natural vanilla flavor, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, aluminum sodium sulfate, cornstarch), baking soda, orange chocolate shavings (sugar, soy lecithin [emulsifier] cocoa butter, natural vanilla, whole milk powder, paprika extract [color] lactose), cinnamon.
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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
10 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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