Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
German chocolate cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Nontat milk1.5%No flag
- Intersterified soybean oil0.2%No flag
- Skimmed milk powderNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Propylene glycol monoesterNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Distilled monoglyceridesNo flag
- Alpha tocopherols as preservativeNo flag
- Yellow 5 · E102No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Agar · E406No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- ColourNo flag
- Pectin · E440aNo flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- Lecithin · E322iNo flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Polyglycerol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
- 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, soybean oil, water, bleached wheat flour, eggs, nontat milk, corn syrup, cocoa (processed with alkali), intersterified soybean oil, egg whites, butter (cream, water, salt) (milk), coconut:(preserved with sodium metabisulphate), food starch modified, pecans, brown sugar, nonfat dry milk, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol monoester, sodium bicarbonate, distilled monoglycerides, alpha tocopherols as preservative, salt, yellow 5 and 6, natural and artificial flavors, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, whey (milk), cream, agar, titanium dioxide (color), pectin, propylene glycol, citric acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate, lecithin, guar gum, polyglycerol ester of fatty acids, sodium caseinate (milk), xanthan gum, ascorbic acid.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- DiphosphatesInorganic 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
- SugarLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
13 of 18 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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