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Icing on the cake
Desserts · 0852455005655

Icing on the cake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Dec 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Polysorbate 80Minor 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.
  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

  • Cream53.1%No flag›
  • Confetti swirl ribbon23.4%No flag
  • Icing sugar11.7%No flag
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Corn starch5.9%No flag›
  • Peanut oil5.9%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin2.9%No flag›
  • Nonpareils1.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Dextrin · E14000.4%No flag
  • Tapioca starch0.2%No flag
  • Glucose powder<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Red beetroot<0.1%No flag›
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Turmeric anthocyanin<0.1%No flag
  • Magnesium silicate · E553<0.1%No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903<0.1%No flag
  • Glycerin · E422No flag
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • White coating0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Whole milk powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.4%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Vitamin E<0.1%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk11.7%No flag
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Cake2.9%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour1.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Vanilla cream flavor base1.5%No flag
  • Sugar water0.7%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Frosting pieces0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Refined coconut oil0.2%No flag
  • Buttermilk<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Spirulina concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
  • Turmeric extract · E100No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Derived from barley<0.1%No flag
  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifier blend<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

Show original label text

Cream, confetti swirl ribbon [powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), refined peanut oil, maltodextrin, nonpareils (sugar, dextrin, tapioca starch, glucose powder, colors {red beet juice, beta carotene, turmeric anthocyanin}, magnesium silicate, carnauba wax, glycerin, gum arabic), white coating (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, salt), stabilizer (mono and diglycerides, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, citric acid), soy lecithin, salt], nonfat milk, sugar, cake pieces [enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, sunflower oil, skim milk powder, salt, natural flavors], vanilla cream flavor base [sugar water, high fructose corn syrup, modified corn starch, salt, natural and artificial flavor], frosting pieces [sugar, refined coconut oil, buttermilk powder, natural flavor, colors (spirulina extract, paprika extract, turmeric extract) soy lecithin], corn syrup, whey powder, natural flavors (derived from barley), stabilizer/emulsifier blend [cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80].

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Peanut, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Dec 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • 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 low · 1 not assessed

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