Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025
Vanilla Flavor Pound Cake, Vanilla
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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 flour24.2%No flag
- Niacin · E3753%No flag
- Mononitrate0.4%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- Contains Less Than 2% Of Vegetable mono- and Diglycerides1.5%No flag
- Sodium Benzoate · E2110.4%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.4%No flag
- Citric Acid · E3300.2%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Beta Carotene Color<0.1%No flag
- Contains 2% and Less OfNo flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium Aluminum Phosphate · E541No flag
- E460iiNo flag
- Distilled MonoglyceridesNo flag
- Emulsifier BlendNo flag
- Propylene Glycol Ester Of Fatty AcidsNo flag
- Mono- and Diglycerides and Sodium Stearoyl LactylateNo 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.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Guar Gum · E412No flag
- Cellulose Gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Beta Carotene ColorNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
Show original label text
Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Flour, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Soy), Oil, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Vegetable Mono - And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene Color, Vitamin A Palmitate, Whey), Food Starch-Modified, Corn Syrup Solids, Whey, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Powdered Cellulose, Distilled Monoglycerides, Salt, Emulsifier Blend (Propylene Glycol Ester Of Fatty Acids, Monoand Diglycerides And Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Sodium Propionate (Preservative), Guar Gum, Soy Flour, Wheat Flour, Cellulose Gum, Soy Lecithin, Beta Carotene Color, Natural And Artificial Flavor.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- SaltModerate concern
- SugarLow concern
7 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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