Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Lemon flavored cake bites enrobed in lemon fondant icing topped with white string icing
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 23 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Cake base50%No flag
- Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of1.6%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4711.6%No flag
- Raising agent0.8%No flag
- E500ii0.4%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.4%No flag
- Modified whey0.4%No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491<0.1%No flag
- Calcium acetate · E263<0.1%No flag
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Icing sugar25%No flag
- Whole eggs6.3%No flag
- Icing stabilizer<0.1%No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
- Agar agar · E406No flag
- Contains 2% and less locust bean gumNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Icing stabilizer<0.1%No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
- Agar · E406No flag
- And less of each of the followingNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- ColourNo flag
- Locust bean gum · E410No flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Sodium aluminosilicate · E554No flag
- Flow aidNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Lemon emulsionNo flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Propylene glycol alginate · E405No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Propyl gallate · E310No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- ColourNo 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
- Yellow colorNo flag
- Glycerin · E422No flag
- Fd&c yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Modifed food starchNo 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.
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
Show original label text
Cake base (sugar, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of: mono and diglycerides, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), modified whey, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, nonfat milk, xanthan gum, guar gum, polysorbate 60, egg, soy flour), powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), water, whole eggs, soybean oil, sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, lemon juice, icing stabilizer (dextrose, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, agar agar, contains 2% or less locust bean gum, mono - & diglycerides), lemon peel (lemon peel, water, citric acid), icing stabilizer (dextrose, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, agar and 2% or less of each of the following: salt, mono - and diglycerides, titanium dioxide (color), locust bean gum, corn starch, artificial flavor, sodium aluminosilicate [flow aid]), inverted sugar, natural & artificial flavor, lemon emulsion (water, propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavors, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, preservatives (propyl gallate, citric acid), yellow 5), titanium dioxide (color), sodium propionate (preservative), yellow color (water, high fructose corn syrup, glycerin, fd&c yellow 5 [e 102], sugar, modifed food starch, carrageenan, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives), xanthan gum, citric acid), potassium sorbate (preservative).
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.
- 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.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterModerate concern
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
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