Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026
Hostess Ding Dong
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
PolyphosphatesMinor 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.
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
- Fortified wheat flour6.1%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
- Fat1.5%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.4%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E4350.4%No flag
- Contains 2% and less0.4%No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkali0.2%No flag
- Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- Natamycin · E235No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- To retain freshnessNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Sodium polyphosphate · E452iNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Carboxymethylcellulose · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo 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.
- Polyphosphates (E452)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Show original label text
Sugar, water, palm kernel oil, bleached enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate or reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, contains 2% or less: palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, soy lecithin, glycerin, soybean oil, corn starch, modified corn starch, baking soda, whey, salt, egg, dextrose, sorbic acid, natamycin and potassium sorbate (to retain freshness), natural and artificial flavors, egg whites, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium polyphosphate, xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose, enzymes, soy flour, monocalcium phosphate.
Alerts
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.
- PolyphosphatesInorganic 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
- SugarLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
9 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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