Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Pound Cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 7 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
7 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PolyphosphatesMinor 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.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
- Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
- Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475<0.1%No flag
- Tbhq · E319<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of each of the following0.2%No flag
- Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
- Mono-& diglyceridesNo flag
- Vegetable fatNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Beta-apo-8'-carotenal · E160eNo flag
- ColourNo 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.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521No flag
- Lemon pureeNo flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Pectin · E440aNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Phosphoric acid · E338Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Agar-agar · E406No flag
- Locust bean gum · E410No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sodium hexametaphosphate · E452iNo flag
- Annatto · E160bNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Tbhq · E319No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Tocopherols · E306No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- EthylalcoholNo 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.
- Polyphosphates (E452)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Show original label text
Sugar, water, bleached wheat flour, soybean oil, eggs, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn syrup, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, monoglycerides, tbhq [preservative], citric acid [preservative]), contains less than 2% of each of the following: food starch-modified, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, nonfat milk, whey, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils, canola oil and/or soybean oil, egg whites, cornstarch, salt, mono-& diglycerides, lemon peel, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean & cottonseed oils, soy lecithin), wheat gluten, natural and artificial flavors, dextrose, lemon oil, soy flour, soy lecithin, calcium carbonate, cellulose gum, beta-apo-8'-carotenal (color), sodium propionate (preservative), egg yolks, calcium sulfate, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium aluminum sulfate, lemon puree, monocalcium phosphate, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil and/or partially hydrogenated canola oil, pectin, xanthan gum, phosphoric acid, agar-agar, locust bean gum, citric acid (preservative), sodium hexametaphosphate, annatto extract (color), yellow 5, sodium benzoate (preservative), turmeric (color), tbhq (preservative), tocopherols (preservative), enzymes, ethylalcohol.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
- 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.
- PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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