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Snacks · 0072030021393

Loaf cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

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

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Calcium phosphatesMinor 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.
  4. 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

  • Wheat flour51.8%No flag›
  • Sugar15%No flag›
  • Water15%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil9.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean4.6%No flag›
  • Palm4.6%No flag
  • Eggs4.6%No flag›
  • Blueberry2.3%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E4221.1%No flag
  • Whey0.6%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • Invert sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Glyceryl lactoesters of fatty acidsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No 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.

  • Sulfiting agentsNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • CoconutNo flag›
  • Annatto colorNo flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

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

  • 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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Bleached wheat flour, sugar, water, vegetable oil (soybean and/or palm), eggs, blueberries, glycerin, whey, modified cornstarch, invert sugar, vegetable shortening (palm oil), natural & artificial flavors, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), glyceryl lactoesters of fatty acids, salt, mono - and diglycerides, cornstarch, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, sodium propionate, sulfiting agents), sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, calcium chloride, phosphoric acid, soy lecithin, soy flour, vitamin a palmitate, beta carotene (color), coconut, annatto color.

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

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1 high · 5 low · 10 not assessed

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