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Chocolate espresso swirl cake
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Chocolate espresso swirl cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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. Sodium 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51.3%No flag›
  • Water24.4%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour12.2%No flag
  • Eggs6.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil3%No flag›
  • CONTAINS ONE and MORE OF THE FOLLOWING1.5%No flag
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.8%No flag›
  • PALM and PALM KERNEL OIL0.8%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder0.4%No flag›
  • Soya flour0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Coffee powder<0.1%No flag
  • Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • White confectionery chipsNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Caramel · E150No flag
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • Sweetened condensed milkNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Tartaric acid · E334No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • AlcoholNo flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Glycerin · E422No 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.

  • Dark chocolateNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
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SUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, EGGS, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, CANOLA OIL, PALM AND/OR PALM KERNEL OIL), CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SOY FLOUR, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, COFFEE POWDER, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, CORNSTARCH, MODIFIED WHEY, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, WHITE CONFECTIONERY CHIPS (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SALT), NATURAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL (GLUCOSE SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK [MILK, SKIM MILK, SUGAR], WATER, SUGAR, PALM OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, TARTARIC ACID), NONFAT MILK, GUAR GUM, WHEY, XANTHAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE, DEXTROSE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN, ALCOHOL, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, POLYSORBATE 60, GLYCERIN, CARRAGEENAN, DARK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA MASS, COCOA BUTTER, COCOA POWDER [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR), AGAR.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 3 moderate · 4 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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