Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Golden harvest carrot 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.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
- Cream cheese24%No flag
- Skimmed milk3%No flag
- Guar gum · E4120.4%No flag
- Propylene glycol alginate · E4050.4%No flag
- Carrageenan · E4070.4%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Carob bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
- Bacterial culture1.2%No flag
- Bacterial culture5.6%No flag
- Whole grain wheat flour1.5%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour0.7%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
- Modified palm oil<0.1%No flag
- Modified palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag
- Vegetable monoglyceridesNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Toffee sauceNo flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- E500iiNo flag
- Modified tapioca starchNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Sugar, cream cheese (cream, milk, nonfat milk, salt, guar gum, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, carob bean gum, bacterial culture), cultured buttermilk (milk, salt, bacterial culture), canola oil, carrots, whole grain wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, margarine (modified palm oil, modified palm kernel oil, canola oil, water, salt, whey, vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, beta-carotene [for color], cholecalciferol), sweetened dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), pineapple, walnuts, glucose, toffee sauce (glucose, cream [cream, milk, cellulose gel, milk solids, carrageenan, cellulose gum], sugar, butter, water, nonfat milk, caramel color, soy lecithin, sodium citrate, carrageenan), modified corn starch, baking soda, corn starch, spices, soy lecithin, salt, modified tapioca starch, natural flavor, water, citric acid.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
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