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Donuts strawberry shortcake
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Donuts strawberry shortcake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Mar 2026

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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›
  • Fortified wheat flour24.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.1%No flag›
  • Malted barley6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water12.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil6%No flag›
  • PALM and PALM KERNEL OIL3%No flag
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING1.5%No flag
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.8%No flag
  • E500ii0.4%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.2%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.2%No flag
  • Egg yolks0.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • WheatNo flag›
  • Tapioca starchesNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Glycerin · E422No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • To preserve freshnessNo flag
  • Cellulose · E460No flag
  • GuarNo flag›
  • Karaya gums · E416No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Dextrin · E1400No flag
  • Wheat germNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Includes red 40No flag
  • Red 40 lake · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), EGG YOLKS, NONFAT DRY MILK, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEAT AND TAPIOCA STARCHES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GLYCERIN, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), CELLULOSE AND GUAR AND KARAYA GUMS, CITRIC ACID, DEXTRIN, WHEAT GERM, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (INCLUDES RED 40, RED 40 LAKE).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 4 low · 6 not assessed

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