Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Mississippi mid cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour24.1%No flag
- Niacin · E3756%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Whole eggs12.1%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of each<0.1%No flag
- Belgian chocolate liquor<0.1%No flag
- Interesterified soybean oilNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
- Calcium acetate · E263No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
Show original label text
Sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whole eggs, liquid soybean oil, water, cocoa (processed with alkali), butter, pecans, modified corn starch, corn syrup, maltodextrin, whey (milk), contains 2% or less of each: belgian chocolate liquor, salt, cinnamon, margarine (interesterified soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate, artificial flavor, beta carotene, vitamin a palmitate added), baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, wheat gluten, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, nonfat milk, xanthan gum, guar gum, polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavor.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
10 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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