Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Dawn Food Products, Inc., Premium Red Velvet Valentine Cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
6 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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.
Polysorbate 80Minor 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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour24.5%No flag
- Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Cream cheese12.3%No flag
- Pasteurized milk and cream6.1%No flag
- Lactic ferments3.1%No flag
- Carob bean gum · E4102.5%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of0.4%No flag
- E160ai0.4%No flag
- Colour0.4%No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
- Dark chocolate flavored snapsNo flag
- Cocoa with alkaliNo flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Datem · E472eNo flag
- Glycerin · E422No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- High oleic sunflowerNo flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
- Milk chocolate heart decorationNo flag
- ButteroilNo flag
- Pgpr · E476No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Polysorbate 80 · E433Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- 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.
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- Propylene glycol alginate · E405No flag
- Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acidsNo flag
- Red 40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red 40 lake · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red decorative curlsNo flag
- Red 40 lake · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Semisweet chocolate curlsNo flag
- ButteroilNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Sorbitol · E420No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Yellow corn flourNo 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.
- 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, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), eggs, water, palm oil, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: beta-carotene (color), butter (cream, salt), canola oil, cellulose gum, citric acid, cocoa processed with alkali, corn syrup, cornstarch, dark chocolate flavored snaps (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa with alkali, buttermilk, cocoa powder, milkfat, hydrogenated palm oil, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavor), datem, dextrose, egg whites, food starch-modified, glycerin, guar gum, gum arabic, high oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, invert sugar, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), milk chocolate heart decoration (sugar, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, milk, lactose, butteroil, soy lecithin, pgpr, natural flavor), modified cellulose, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium propionate, sorbic acid), propylene glycol alginate, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, red 40, red 40 lake, red decorative curls (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, red 40 lake, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), salt, semisweet chocolate curls (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, butteroil, soy lecithin, natural flavor), sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitol, soy flour, soy lecithin, turmeric (color), whey, xanthan gum, yellow corn flour.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- DiphosphatesInorganic 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
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