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Mckee Foods CorporationSnacks · 0024300016035

Frosted creme filled devils food cakes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  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

  • Sugar51.6%No flag›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • Flour12.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6%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
  • Vitamin b2 · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oil1.5%No flag›
  • Palm0.8%No flag
  • Soybean oils with tbhq and citric acid to protect flavor0.4%No flag
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • Calcium caseinateNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • EggsNo 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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Sugar, water, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, palm and soybean oils with tbhq and citric acid to protect flavor, dextrose, cocoa, cocoa processed with alkali. contains 2% or less of each of the following: soy flour, whey (milk), palm oil, maltodextrin, soybean oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), natural and artificial flavors, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, modified corn starch, preservatives (sorbic acid, potassium sorbate), corn flour, corn starch, corn syrup solids, buttermilk, calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, polysorbate 60, dried eggs.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

4 moderate · 5 low · 12 not assessed

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