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Hershey'sSnacks · 0078742358604

Chocolate Creme Cake, Chocolate

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.
  3. 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

  • Cake Base51.8%No flag
  • Sugar26%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour12.9%No flag
  • Flour6.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.2%No flag
  • Iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic Acid0.4%No flag›
  • Food Starch-Modified6.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa Processed With Alkali3.2%No flag
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Whey0.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and Less Of0.4%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Caramel Color · E150a0.2%No flag
  • Soya flour0.1%No flag›
  • Eggs<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Aluminum Phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides · E47124.1%No flag
  • Propylene Glycol mono- and Diesters Of Fatty Acids12.1%No flag
  • Red 40 · E1296%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Salt3%No flag›
  • Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate · E4811.5%No flag
  • Sulfite0.8%No flag›
  • Vital Wheat Gluten0.4%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Whole Eggs<0.1%No flag
  • Chocolate chunk<0.1%No flag
  • Milk Chocolate<0.1%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • ChocolateNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Cocoa ButterNo flag›
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa Powder Processed With AlkaliNo flag
  • Egg Extender BlendNo flag
  • Wheat FlourNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and Less Of Carboxymethyl CelluloseNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Corn Syrup SolidsNo flag›
  • Glycerin · E422No flag
  • Invert SugarNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Potassjum SorbateNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low

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

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Cake Base (Sugar, Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour [Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Food Starch-Modified, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Soybean Oil, Whey, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color, Defatted Soy Flour, Eggs, Leavening [Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Monoand Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Monoand Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Red 40, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sulfites, Vital Wheat Gluten), Water, Soybean Oil, Whole Eggs, Chocolate Chips (Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Chocolate, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Sugar, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Egg Extender Blend (Wheat Flour, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Annatto Extract (Color], Turmeric [Color]), Corn Syrup Solids, Glycerin, Invert Sugar, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Potassjum Sorbate (Preservative).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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

2 moderate · 3 low · 5 not assessed

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