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Lemon cake bites
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Lemon cake bites

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Sep 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity 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.
  2. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar50%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Whole eggs12.5%No flag
  • Soya oil6.3%No flag›
  • Water3.1%No flag›
  • Cream cheese1.6%No flag
  • Milk0.8%No flag›
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Ts 72g) margarine0.8%No flag
  • Interesterified soybean oil0.4%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each<0.1%No flag
  • Lemon pulp<0.1%No flag
  • Lemon puree<0.1%No flag
  • Lemon peel<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon oilNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sea saltNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Ly value" vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • 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.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • 90 19% 25% oontaing milk eccs wheat and soy mayNo flag
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sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whole eggs, liquid soybean oil, water, cream cheese (milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum), ts 72g) margarine (interesterified soybean oil, water, mono - and diglycerides, sodium benzoate [preservative], natural flavor, beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), corn syrup, modified corn starch, whey (milk), contains 2% or less of each: lemon pulp, lemon puree, lemon peel, lemon oil, butter (cream, salt), sea salt, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), ly value&quot; vital wheat gluten, natural and artificial flavors, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, nonfat milk, sodium propionate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), xanthan gum, guar gum, 13% polysorbate 60, lactic acid powder, citric acid (preservative), sodium citrate, beta-carotene 7% (color), egg whites, soy flour. 90 19% 25% oontaing milk eccs wheat and soy may

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Sep 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 5 low · 9 not assessed

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