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Gansito delicious filled snack cake
MarinelaSnacks · 0074323095906

Gansito delicious filled snack cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Dec 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51%No flag›
  • Strawberry filling24.5%No flag
  • Sugar12.2%No flag›
  • Strawberry puree6.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup3.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.8%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Coconut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Carmine color<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk12.2%No flag
  • Hydrogenated vegetable fat6.1%No flag
  • Palm3.1%No flag
  • Palm kernel oils1.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour3.1%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Egg0.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Palm<0.1%No flag
  • Fractionated palm<0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Invert sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Polyglycerol estersNo flag
  • Oat fibreNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo 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.

  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Iodised saltNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Shellac · E904No flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Pgpr · E476No flag
  • Retinyl acetateNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Vitamin e acetateNo flag›
  • Zinc oxideNo flag›
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hclNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Potassium iodideNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • CyanocobalaminNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No 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.

  • Ferrous sulfateNo flag›
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Sugar, strawberry filling [sugar, strawberry puree, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, vegetable shortening (coconut oil), carmine color, natural flavor, sodium benzoate (preservative)], nonfat milk, hydrogenated vegetable shortening (palm and palm kernel oils, soy lecithin), wheat flour, water, high fructose corn syrup, egg, cocoa, vegetable shortening (palm, fractionated palm and soybean oils), dextrose, invert sugar, glycerin, modified corn starch, corn syrup, mono & diglycerides, polyglycerol esters, oat fiber, maltodextrin, preservatives (sodium propionate, sorbic acid), iodized salt, baking soda, egg whites, sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminum phosphate, calcium sulfate, soy lecithin, gum arabic, shellac, cinnamon, xanthan gum, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, pgpr, vitamin a acetate, niacin, vitamin e acetate, zinc oxide, reduced iron, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6), riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, potassium iodide, folic acid, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, carrageenan, ferrous sulfate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Dec 2025

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.
  • 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

6 moderate · 4 minor · 7 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 24 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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