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Lemon glazed streusel creme cake

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 23 Apr 2020

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

  • Sugar51.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour24.2%No flag›
  • Flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Eggs12.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil6%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.8%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each<0.1%No flag
  • Lemon peel<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cinnamon<0.1%No flag›
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Interesterified soybean oilNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Propylene glycol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No 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.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
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Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, soybean oil, water, corn syrup, maltodextrin, food starch - modified, whey (milk), contains 2% or less of each: lemon peel zest, lemon oil, salt, cinnamon, margarine (interesterified soybean oil, water, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), vital wheat gluten, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate), sorbitan monostearate, calcium acetate, calcium carbonate, nonfat dry milk, xanthan gum, guar gum, agar, polysorbate 60, sodium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), turmeric (color), egg whites, soy flour.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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 · 6 low · 9 not assessed

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