Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Fresh iced cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
5 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 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.
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.
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
- White cake mix50%No flag
- Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk1.6%No flag
- Raising agent0.4%No flag
- E500ii0.4%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.2%No flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acids<0.1%No flag
- Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
- E450iiiNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Calcium acetate · E263No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Powdered sugar with corn starch12.5%No flag
- Anti caking agent12.5%No flag
- Icing base6.3%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.4%No flag
- Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
- Cherry icing fruit3.1%No flag
- With sulfiting agents1.6%No flag
- Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
- Pectin · E440aNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Red 40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Calcium chloride · E509No flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No 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.
Show original label text
White cake mix (sugar, enriched flour bleached [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], partially hydrogenated soybean oils, egg white, nonfat milk, egg yolk, leavening [baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate], propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, dextrose, modified tapioca starch, mono and diglycerides, salt, sorbitan monostearate, sodium pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, calcium acetate, cellulose gum, guar gum, artificial flavor, soy flour), water, powdered sugar with corn starch (anticaking agent), icing base (vegetable oil [partially hydrogenated soy and cottonseed], sugar, corn syrup solids, mono and diglycerides, salt, artificial flavor, polysorbate 60), soybean oil, cherry icing fruit (cherries [with sulfiting agents], sugar, corn syrup, water, dextrose, artificial flavor, citric acid, guar gum, pectin, sodium benzoate [preservative], red 40, calcium chloride, glucose, ascorbic acid, propylene glycol)
Alerts
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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 benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
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