Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Home Style Cupcakes
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
5 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- 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.
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.
Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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.
Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- 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
- Cake50%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
- Sodium aluminium phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
- Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Oleyl lactylic acidNo flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Propylene glycol monoestersNo flag
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Sodium propionate · E281Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Datem · E472eNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Phosphoric acid · E338Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Icing50%No flag
- Vegetable fat12.5%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4713.1%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E4353.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial vanilla and caramel flavors0.8%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
- Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Cake [sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, eggs, soybean oil, modified food starch, vegetable shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, whey, sodium aluminium phosphate, vital wheat gluten, salt, sodium bicarbonate, oleyl lactylic acid, sorbitan mono-stearate, polysorbate 60, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol monoesters, dextrose, titanium dioxide, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), xanthan gum, datem, beta carotene, artificial flavor, yellow 5, gum arabic, citric acid, phosphoric acid], icing [sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, corn syrup, corn starch, natural and artificial vanilla and caramel flavors, food starch-modified, caramel color, guar gum, salt]
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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