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Csm Bakery Products Na Inc.Snacks · 0035074006931

Csm Bakery, Sliced Loaf Cake, Cinnamon Swirl

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 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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 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.
  3. Calcium 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›
  • Soya oil24%No flag›
  • Whole eggs12%No flag
  • Flour6%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›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Flour1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Whole milk0.4%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No 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
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Aluminum sulfate · E520No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    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
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Pasteurized sweet creamNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • Cottonseed oilsNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo 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
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Sugar, soybean oil, whole eggs, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), brown sugar, whole milk, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of each of the following: whey (milk), vital wheat gluten, emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), spice, wheat starch, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate (preservative), calcium propionate (preservative), butter (pasteurized sweet cream, salt), margarine (partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, artificial color (beta carotene), vitamin a palmitate added), caramel color, soy flour, egg whites.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Calcium 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

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2 moderate · 1 low · 11 not assessed

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