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Twinkies mint chocolate cake with mint creamy filling
Hostess BrandsSnacks · 0888109114114

Twinkies mint chocolate cake with mint creamy filling

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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

  • Water51.4%No flag›
  • Sugar18.8%No flag›
  • Flour14.9%No flag›
  • Wheat flour7.5%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour3.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.9%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate0.9%No flag›
  • Reduced iron0.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
  • Folic acid0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup7.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3.7%No flag›
  • Tallow1.9%No flag›
  • Fat0.9%No flag
  • Palm oil0.5%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4350.2%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.5%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4220.2%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg white<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg<0.1%No flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Hydrogenated tallowNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PeppermintNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • To retain freshnessNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Calcium caseinateNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Soy protein isolateNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Fumaric acid · E297No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated soy oilNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo 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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Water, sugar, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate or reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, tallow, shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), cocoa processed with alkali, glycerin, contains 2% or less: soybean oil, modified cornstarch, egg whites, egg, baking soda, cornstarch, palm oil, natural and artificial flavor, hydrogenated tallow, salt, peppermint extract, defatted soy flour, dextrose, sorbic acid (to retain freshness), cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, whey, calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, soy protein isolate, guar gum, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, fumaric acid, enzymes, hydrogenated soybean oil, soy lecithin.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 moderate · 5 low · 14 not assessed

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