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HostessSnacks · 0888109110086

Raspberry iced cake with creamy filling wrapped cakes

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 22 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

  • Water51.5%No flag›
  • Sugar21.7%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup13.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6.7%No flag›
  • Flour3.4%No flag›
  • Reduced iron1.7%No flag›
  • "b" vitamins0.8%No flag
  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
  • B2 · E1010.1%No flag
  • Folic acid0.1%No flag›
  • Coconut3.4%No flag›
  • Sulfite3.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable1.7%No flag
  • Animal fat0.8%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.4%No flag›
  • Cottonseed0.2%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.1%No flag›
  • Beef fat0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.4%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4350.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • Whole eggs<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less ofNo flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • And monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • GlucoseNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo 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.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Fumaric acid · E297No flag
  • Soy protein isolateNo flag›
  • CalciumNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E102No 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, high fructose corn syrup, enriched bleached wheat flour [flour, reduced iron, "b" vitamins (niacin, thiamine mononitrate (b1), riboflavin (b2), folic acid)], coconut (sulfite treated), partially hydrogenated vegetable and/or animal shortening (soybean, cottonseed and/or canola oil, beef fat), mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, soy lecithin, whole eggs, corn syrup, dextrose. contains 2% or less of: leavenings (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, cornstarch, and monocalcium phosphate), modified corn starch, soy lecithin, whey, glucose, soy flour, sorbic acid (to retain freshness), cellulose gum, salt, natural and artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, fumaric acid, soy protein isolate, calcium and sodium caseinate, red 40, yellow 5 and 6.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 moderate · 6 low · 9 not assessed

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