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Snacks · 0041318310788

Half devil's food cake, devil's food

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Calcium phosphatesMinor 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51.5%No flag›
  • Flour24.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water12.1%No flag›
  • High oleic soybean oil6.1%No flag
  • Cocoa3%No flag›
  • Soya bean1.5%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.8%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Egg yolk<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Carob bean locust beanNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • EmulsifiersNo flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • E341iiNo flag
  • E450iiiNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • ChocolateNo flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • 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, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high oleic soybean oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, soybean and palm oil, contains 2% or less of the following: egg whites, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), egg yolk, modified tapioca starch, corn syrup, corn starch, carob powder, salt, dextrose, emulsifiers (propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60), nonfat milk, maltodextrin, natural and artificial flavor, dicalcium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, calcium acetate, guar gum, cellulose gum, red 40, soy flour, sorbic acid (preservative), soy lecithin, chocolate.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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