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Snacks · 0040697714002

Coffeecake bites

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

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

2 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.

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›
  • Whole eggs12%No flag
  • Soya oil6%No flag›
  • Blueberry3%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Margarine0.8%No flag›
  • Interesterified soybean oil0.4%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Brown sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.2%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
  • Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Propylene glycol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • 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.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No 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), whole eggs, liquid soybean oil, blueberries, water, margarine (interesterified soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate, artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added), brown sugar, food starch - modified, whey (milk). contains 2% or less of each: salt, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), vital wheat gluten, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), natural and artificial flavors, sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, nonfat milk, sodium benzoate, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), xanthan gum, guar gum, polysorbate 60, citric acid, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 9 not assessed

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