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Custard chocolate cake

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

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. 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. 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

  • Water51.6%No flag›
  • Sugars10.8%No flag›
  • Eggs10.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour10.8%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk8%No flag
  • Vegetable oil4%No flag›
  • Canola2%No flag›
  • Soya bean1%No flag›
  • Oil1%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.5%No flag›
  • Safflower oil0.5%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated vegetable fat2%No flag
  • Flavor cola beverage1%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of the following0.5%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Cocoa0.2%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.1%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Aluminium sulfate · E520<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium sulfate · E514iNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Monoglycerides and diglycerides of fatty acids<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.

  • Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbitan monooleate · E494<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • StarchNo flag›
  • Gelatin · E428No flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Tara gum · E417No flag
  • StabiliserNo flag
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Fd&c yellow noNo flag
  • Fd&c yellow noNo flag
  • Fd&c red noNo flag
  • 40No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Nisin · E234No flag
  • Natamycin · E235No flag
  • PreservativeNo 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.

Show original label text

Water, sugars, eggs, wheat flour, skim milk, vegetable oil (canola, soybean, sunflower and safflower oil), partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening, flavor cola beverage, contains less than 2% of the following: artificial flavors, cocoa, leavening (calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, aluminium sulfate, sodium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), monoglycerides and diglycerides of fatty acids, carrageenan, (emulsifiers), sorbitan monooleate, polysorbate 60, starch, gelatin, lecithin (soy), sodium citrate, xanthan gum, tara gum (stabilizers), datem (emulsifier), fd&c yellow no. 5, fd&c yellow no. 6, fd&c red no. 40 (artificial colors), potassium sorbate, nisin, natamycin (preservatives).

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
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 4 not assessed

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