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Cedar crest birthday cake yellow cake flavored
Desserts · 0020652007660

Cedar crest birthday cake yellow cake flavored

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 8 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Nov 2022

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Why it's rated this way

8 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  3. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  4. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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.
  5. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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.
  6. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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.
  7. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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.
  8. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Skimmed milk53.6%No flag
  • Cream23.2%No flag›
  • Buttermilk11.6%No flag›
  • Sugar5.8%No flag›
  • Cake2.9%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Sprinkles<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Dextrin · E1400No flag
  • Confectioner's glazeNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 lake · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 lake · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial vanilla<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Sequins0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Rice flour0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Confectioner's glazeNo flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sea salt<0.1%No flag›
Show original label text

Nonfat milk, cream, buttermilk, sugar, cake pieces [sugar, wheat flour, water, palm oil, sprinkles (sugar, corn starch, palm oil, palm kernel oil, sunflower lecithin, dextrin, confectioner's glaze, colors {yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 1 lake, red 3}, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax, blue 1 {color}), egg whites, corn starch, natural and artificial vanilla, salt, soy lecithin {emulsifier}, natural flavor], corn syrup, sequins [sugar, rice flour, vegetable oil, (palm kernel and/or palm oil), corn starch, gum arabic, cellulose gum, confectioner's glaze, carrageenan, soy lecithin (emulsifier), colors (yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, blue 2 lake), artificial flavor], whey, stabilizer [mono & diglycerides, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan], natural and artificial flavor, sea salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Nov 2022

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.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 3 not assessed

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