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Sliced 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 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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 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.
  4. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51.9%No flag›
  • Flour24%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil12%No flag›
  • Eggs6%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Milk1.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.8%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS O EACH OF THE FOLLOWING0.4%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa drops<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • Soy lecithin added as an emulsifierNo flag
  • Natural vanilla flavouringNo flag
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Distilled monoglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Distilled propylene glycol monoesterNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate with calcium silicateNo flag
  • Wheat gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Acidic sodium aluminium phosphate with aluminium sulfateNo flag
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • With annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • CalciumNo flag›
  • Disodium EDTA added as a preservativeNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Butter potassium sorbateNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    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
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • 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.

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SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENZYME), SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, WATER, MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS O EACH OF THE FOLLOWING; WHEY, COCOA DROPS (SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER, WHEY POWDER, SOY LECITHIN ADDED AS AN EMULSIFIER AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR), COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), EMULSIFIER (DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, DISTILLED PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTER, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE WITH CALCIUM SILICATE), WHEAT GLUTEN, DEXTROSE, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, WHEAT STARCH, ACIDIC SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE WITH ALUMINIUM SULFATE, BROWN SUGAR, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, COLORED WITH ANNATTO, CALCIUM, DISODIUM EDTA ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), BUTTER POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), CARAMEL COLOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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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2 moderate · 2 low · 12 not assessed

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