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Ginger Evans BakerySnacks · 0051933341555

Lemon drop bundt cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour24.3%No flag›
  • Flour12.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Whole eggs12.2%No flag
  • Soya oil6.1%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified1.5%No flag›
  • Whey0.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Interesterified soybean oil0.2%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon peel<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Propylene glycol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • 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.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Yellow #5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

Show original label text

Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whole eggs, liquid soybean oil, water, food starch - modified, whey (milk), contains 2% or less of each: salt, interesterified soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, lemon peel, dextrose, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, nonfat dry milk, vital wheat gluten, xanthan gum, guar gum, agar, locust bean gum, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), citric acid, sodium citrate, pectin, polysorbate 60, egg whites, soy flour, yellow #5.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • 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.

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