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Snacks · 0713733656764

Cinnamon glazed streusel 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 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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

  • Sugar51.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour24.1%No flag›
  • Flour12%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Eggs12%No flag›
  • Soya oil6%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Cinnamon drops1.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Cinnamon0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sour cream0.8%No flag
  • Sour cream0.4%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<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.

  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Food starch-modified0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each<0.1%No flag
  • Cinnamon<0.1%No flag›
  • Margarine<0.1%No flag›
  • Interesterified soybean oil<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Propylene glycol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • Natural vanilla flavouringNo 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.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
Show original label text

Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, soybean oil, water, cinnamon drops (sugar, palm oil, cinnamon, non fat dry milk, soy lecithin), sour cream (cultured cream, modified corn starch, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum), food starch - modified, whey (milk), contains 2% or less of each: cinnamon, margarine (interesterified soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added), emulsifier (mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), salt, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), natural vanilla flavor, sorbitan monostearate, potassium sorbate and sodium propionate (preservatives), calcium acetate, nonfat dry milk, vital wheat gluten, xanthan gum, guar gum, polysorbate 60, egg whites, soy flour.

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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

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