Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Frosted cupcakes, classic buttercream frosting
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 7 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
7 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.
ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- 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.
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.
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
- Cupcakes50%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour12.5%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- Raising agent0.4%No flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.2%No flag
- E500ii<0.1%No flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
- Aluminum sulfate · E520<0.1%No flag
- Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
- Propylene glycol monoesters of fatsNo flag
- Fatty acids · E570No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Sodium carboxymethylcellulose · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Yellow cupcakeNo flag
- PalmNo flag
- Wheat proteinNo flag
- Datem · E472eNo flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Glycerin · E422No flag
- Yellow 5 · E102No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Chocolate cupcakeNo 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
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Colored frosting50%No flag
- Vegetable fat12.5%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4711.6%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E4351.6%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of the following3.1%No flag
- Colour1.6%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Us certified colorsNo flag
- Red 40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red 3 · E127Moderate
Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Yellow 5 · E102No flag
- Blue 1 · E133No flag
- Vegetable gumNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo 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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Cupcakes {sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, eggs, soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate), nonfat milk, food starch-modified, salt, whey, soy lecithin, mono - and diglycerides, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, propylene glycol monoesters of fats & fatty acids, xanthan gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, natural & artificial flavor, potassium sorbate (preservative), yellow cupcake [egg whites, wheat starch, palm and/or palm kernel oils, wheat protein, datem, polysorbate 60, glycerin, yellow 5 and 6, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), carrageenan gum], chocolate cupcake [cocoa (processed with alkali), dextrose, sodium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, gum arabic]}, colored frosting [sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil, soybean oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, contains 2% or less of the following: corn syrup, artificial color, salt, natural and artificial flavor, natural flavor, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), mono and diglycerides, guar gum, citric acid, water, sugar, us certified colors (red 40, red 3, yellow 5 and 6, blue 1 and 2), modified corn starch, vegetable gum, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives)].
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- 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.
- 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.
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