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Snacks · 0492180200620

New york-style cheesecake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

5 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 hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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. 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.
  4. Sodium 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.
  5. 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

  • Cream cheese52.1%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream26.4%No flag
  • Lactic ferments12.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.4%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.4%No flag
  • Guar gum · E41211.6%No flag
  • Sugar12.6%No flag›
  • Water12.6%No flag›
  • Honey graham crumbs11.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour5.7%No flag›
  • Graham flour2.8%No flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Palm0.7%No flag
  • And palm kernel oil0.4%No flag›
  • Molasses0.2%No flag›
  • Honey<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sour cream5.7%No flag
  • Sour cream2.8%No flag
  • Modified food starch1.4%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%Low

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

  • Guar gum · E4120.4%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.2%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Whole eggs with citric acid2.8%No flag
  • Preservative2.8%No flag
  • Margarine1.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial butter flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey protein0.7%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Dark brown sugar0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Orange juice from concentrateNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Orange juiceNo flag›
  • Lemon juice from concentrateNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • Sodium bisulfite · E222Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Lemon oilNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
Show original label text

Cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers [carob bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum]), sugar, water, honey graham crumbs (unbleached wheat flour, graham flour, sugar, palm, and palm kernel oil, molasses, honey, salt, sodium bicarbonate), sour cream (cultured cream, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate [preservative]), whole eggs with citric acid (preservative), margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial butter flavor, annatto [color], calcium disodium edta [preservative], vitamin a palmitate added), whey protein concentrate, corn starch, dark brown sugar, natural flavors, salt, modified food starch, milk, lactic acid, cream, orange juice from concentrate (water, orange juice concentrate), lemon juice from concentrate (water, lemon juice concentrate, sodium bisulfite and sodium benzoate [preservatives], lemon oil), spice, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate [preservative], enzymes, cheese culture, soy lecithin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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 benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

2 moderate · 2 low · 8 not assessed

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