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Dawn Food Products Inc.Snacks · 0029519215835

Dawn Food Products, Filled & Decorated Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cakes

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. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. DiphosphatesMinor 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar50.9%No flag›
  • Icing sugar18.4%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour15.3%No flag
  • Flour7.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.8%No flag
  • Iron1.9%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.5%No flag
  • Folic acid0.5%No flag›
  • Eggs7.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil3.8%No flag›
  • Water1.9%No flag›
  • Cream cheese1%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream0.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4100.1%No flag
  • Palm oil0.5%No flag›
  • Ivory and red decor curls0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Glycerin · E4220.1%No flag
  • Invert sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Semi-sweet chocolate<0.1%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • ChocolateNo flag›
  • Anhydrous dextroseNo flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkaliNo flag
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Gellan gum · E418No flag
  • GlycerylNo flag›
  • Lacto esters of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Sorbitan tristearate · E492No flag
  • Propylene glycol monostearateNo flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Propylene glycol alginate · E405No flag
  • Arabic gum · E414No flag
  • Sorbitol · E420No flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Alpha tocopherol as preservativeNo flag
  • Natural mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Corn oilNo flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Sugar, powdered sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, soybean oil, water, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), palm oil, ivory and red decor curls (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor, red 40 lake), glycerin, invert sugar, nonfat milk, semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, anhydrous dextrose), cocoa processed with alkali, sunflower oil, food starch-modified, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm kernel oil), leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate), whey, salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, dextrose, corn flour, soy flour, mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate and sodium propionate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids, gellan gum, glyceryl - lacto esters of fatty acids, sorbitan tristearate, propylene glycol monostearate, sodium alginate, citric acid, red 40, natural and artificial flavor, xanthan gum, polysorbate 60, egg whites, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, propylene glycol alginate, arabic gum, sorbitol, corn starch, sodium stearoyl lactylate, datem, enzymes, beta carotene (color), alpha tocopherol as preservative, natural mixed tocopherols, corn oil.

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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 7 low · 13 not assessed

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