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Daily ChefSnacks · 0078742065502

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 22 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. 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

  • Sugar50.8%No flag›
  • Water24.6%No flag›
  • Flour12.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat6.1%No flag
  • Palm oil3.1%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm oil1.5%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.8%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4350.8%No flag
  • Cream cheese3.1%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream1.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4100.2%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.2%No flag
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.8%No flag
  • Cultured butter0.4%No flag
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Microbial culture<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.2%No flag
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • High fat cocoa processed with alkaliNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Fat reduced cocoaNo flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Egg yolksNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Semi sweet chocolateNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Ethyl alcohol · E1510No flag
  • Polyglycerol monostearateNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • Propylparaben preservativeNo flag
  • Methylparaben preservativeNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Potassium sorbate preservativeNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Sodium benzoate preservativeNo flag
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Citric acid preservativeNo flag
  • Invert sugar syrupNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Tbhq preservativeNo flag
  • Tocopherols preservativeNo flag
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Soy proteinNo flag›
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate · E487No flag
  • Turmeric color · E100No 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

Sugar, water, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (palm oil, fractionated palm oil, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum, guar gum), soybean oil, cocoa processed with alkali, cultured butter (pasteurized cream, starter culture, lactic acid), contains less than 2% of each of the following: corn starch, egg whites, vegetable shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin), corn syrup solids, vegetable oil (palm oil, canola oil), high fat cocoa processed with alkali, modified food starch, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), low fat cocoa processed with alkali, nonfat milk, salt, vegetable oil (canola oil, mono - and diglycerides), dextrose, palm oil, egg yolks, natural and artificial flavors, sorbitan monostearate, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, xanthan gum, ethyl alcohol, polyglycerol monostearate, propylene glycol, cocoa butter, propylparaben preservative, methylparaben preservative, cellulose gum, potassium sorbate preservative, guar gum, sodium benzoate preservative, chocolate liquor, citric acid preservative, invert syrup, artificial color, silicon dioxide, soy flour, tbhq preservative, tocopherols preservative, sodium caseinate, gum arabic, soy protein concentrate, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, sodium lauryl sulfate, turmeric color.

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
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

3 moderate · 6 low · 12 not assessed

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