Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Gingerbread cake bites
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 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
6 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
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.
Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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
- Cake base25.3%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour6.2%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
- Raising agent0.4%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.4%No flag
- E500ii0.2%No flag
- Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acids<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- E341iiiNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Alpha tocopherol · E307No flag
- As preservativeNo flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- Flour treatment agentNo flag
- White confectionary14.3%No flag
- Whey powder1.7%No flag
- Whole milk0.9%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.4%No flag
- An emulsifier0.2%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.1%No flag
- Gingerbread men sprinkles11.1%No flag
- Kernel0.7%No flag
- Gum arabic · E4140.3%No flag
- Cellulose gum · E4660.2%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Confectioner's glaze<0.1%No flag
- Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Yellow 6 · E110<0.1%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Red 40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Blue 1 · E133Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Whole eggs7.9%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2021.7%No flag
- Preservative1.7%No flag
- And less of each of the followingNo flag
Show original label text
Cake base (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, niacin, reduced iron, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], food starch-modified, soybean oil, dry whey, leavening [sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda], salt, vital wheat gluten, propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids, mono & diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, dextrose, corn starch, tricalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor, water, citric acid, alpha tocopherol [as preservative], ascorbic acid [dough conditioner], egg, soy flour), white confectionary (sugar, vegetable oil [palm kernel oil and hydrogenated palm kernel oil], whey powder, whole milk solids, nonfat dry milk solids, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], salt, and artificial flavor), gingerbread men sprinkles (sugar, rice flour, vegetable oil [palm and palm kernel], gum arabic, cellulose gum, yellow 5, confectioner's glaze, carrageenan, yellow 6, red 40, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, blue 1), soy oil, water, whole eggs, corn syrup, molasses, vinegar, spice (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice), potassium sorbate (preservative), ginger, enzyme (wheat flour and 2% or less of each of the following: salt, enzymes).
Alerts
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.
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- GingerLow concern
5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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