Skip to content
Saving recent analysis
No image yet
Snacks · 0085239035528

Chocolate mini cupcakes, chocolate

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. DiphosphatesMinor 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Cupcake51.3%No flag
  • Sugar51.3%No flag›
  • Water24.4%No flag›
  • Egg12.2%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour6.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Canola oil1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder processed with alkali0.8%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Leavening blend<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • IcingNo flag
  • Icing sugarNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Vegetable oil shorteningNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Fractionated palm oilNo flag
  • Fractionated palm kernel oilNo flag
  • MonoglyceridesNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • MonoglyceridesNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • BeetrootNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

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

  • SprinklesNo flag
  • Icing sugarNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Shellac · E904No flag
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

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

  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • 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.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

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

Show original label text

Cupcake: (sugar, water, egg, bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, canola oil, cocoa powder processed with alkali, modified corn starch, whey, leavening blend [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate], mono - and diglycerides, salt, emulsifier [propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid], soy lecithin, natural flavor). icing: (icing sugar [sugar, corn starch], vegetable oil shortening [canola oil, palm oil, fractionated palm oil, fractionated palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60], corn syrup, margarine [soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, whey, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3], water, nonfat dry milk, butter [cream, salt], modified corn starch, mono - and diglycerides, natural flavor, salt, red 40 lake, beet powder [color], red 3). sprinkles: (icing sugar [sugar, corn starch], palm kernel oil, modified corn starch, corn starch, shellac, sunflower lecithin, red 40, red 3, polysorbate 60).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

No product image yet

Pending enrichment

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

42 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.