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Snacks · 0888109011499

Chocolate Sponge Cake With Creamy Filling

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 31 Oct 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  • Water51.7%No flag›
  • Sugar19.2%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour14.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour7.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.6%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate1.8%No flag›
  • Iron1.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.5%No flag
  • Folic acid0.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup7.3%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3.6%No flag›
  • Animal1.8%No flag
  • Vegetable fat0.9%No flag
  • Tallow0.5%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated tallow0.2%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Fat0.5%No flag
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.2%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4220.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • To retain freshnessNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Calcium sodium caseinateNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Soy protein isolateNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • GuargumNo flag
  • Fumaric acid · E297No flag
  • EnzymeNo 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.

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Water, sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, animal and vegetable shortening (tallow, hydrogenated tallow, cottonseed oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin), shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides), cocoa processed with alkali, glycerin, contains 2% or less: modified corn starch, soy lecithin, egg whites, eggs, baking soda, natural and artificial flavor, salt, sorbic acid (to retain freshness), dextrose, defatted soy flour, whey, sodium aluminum phosphate, cellulose gum, calcium sodium caseinate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, soy protein isolate, monocalcium phosphate, guargum, fumaric acid, enzymes.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Oct 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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.
  • 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

2 moderate · 4 low · 7 not assessed

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