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Snacks · 0041268754960

Hannaford, old fashioned cake, apple

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
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

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51.8%No flag›
  • Apple24.1%No flag›
  • Flour12.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Whole eggs6%No flag
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Sour cream1.5%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized skim milk0.8%No flag
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Food startch modified0.2%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<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.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Butter0.4%No flag›
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Brown sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Corn oik<0.1%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Beat carotene color vitamin a palmitateNo flag
  • Food starch modifiedNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • SodiumNo flag›
  • Aluminum phosphateNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • Sodium stearoly lactylateNo flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Plysobate 60No flag
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Sugar, apples, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whole eggs, soybean oil, sour cream (cultured pasteurized skim milk, cream, food startch modified, sodium phosphate, locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, potassium sorbate (preservative)). water, butter (cream, salt), brown sugar, contains less than 2% of each of the following: corn oik, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate, beat carotene color vitamin a palmitate, food starch modified, mono and diglycerides, whey, ground cinnamon, leavening (baking soda, sodium, aluminum phosphate), salt, vital wheat gluten, sodium stearoly lactylate, sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, nonfat milk, guar gum, natural and artificial flavors, plysobate 60.

Alerts

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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 9 not assessed

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