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Fresh Coborn'sSnacks · 0733147204832

German Square Cake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sulphites
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Cake mix51.4%No flag
  • Sugar25.9%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour12.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour6.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat6.4%No flag
  • Partiallyhydrogenated soybean3.2%No flag
  • Cottonseed oil3.2%No flag›
  • With addedmonodiglycerides3.2%No flag
  • Mono- and diesters of fat andpolysorbate 603.2%No flag
  • Cocoa24.3%No flag›
  • Acidity regulator24.3%No flag
  • Non fat milkpowder12.2%No flag
  • Egg white6.1%No flag›
  • E500ii3%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Natural and artificialflavor0.4%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.4%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.4%No flag
  • Icing0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Coconut<0.1%No flag›
  • Preserved with sodium metabisulfite<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • OroilNo flag
  • Cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Pecan nutNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • SoylecithinNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • CaramelcolorNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SulfiteNo flag›
  • Alpha tocopherols · E307No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Corn oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Sodium metabisulphite (E223)Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • 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

Cake mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheatflour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (partiallyhydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil), with addedmonodiglycerides, mono - and diesters of fat andpolysorbate 60), cocoa (alkali treated), non fat milkpowder, egg whites, sodium bicarbonate, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, soy lecithin, natural and artificialflavor, xanthan gum, monocalcium phosphate); icing (sugar, water, coconut (preserved with sodium metabisulfite), partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean and/orcottonseed and/or palm oil), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, nonfat milk, pecans, propylene glycol, salt, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), soylecithin, polysorbate 60, xanthan gum, agar, caramelcolor, mono & diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, sulfites, alpha tocopherols (preservative), beta carotene(color), corn oil); water; soybean oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Sulphites, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

3 moderate · 4 low · 7 not assessed

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