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Nikola's BakerySnacks · 0647669185060

Crumb 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 22 Apr 2020

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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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. 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

  • Cake base51.6%No flag
  • Sugar51.6%No flag›
  • Flour24.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil12.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch6.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of3%No flag
  • Whey3%No flag›
  • Raising agent1.5%No flag
  • E500ii0.8%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E4910.4%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Vital wheat gluten0.2%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • EggNo flag›
  • Whole eggsNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • BlueberryNo flag›
  • Fortified wheat flourNo flag
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Sour creamNo flag
  • Sour creamNo flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Lemon pureeNo flag
  • Natural and artificial vanilla flavorNo flag
  • Lemon flavouringNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • Contains bht · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PerservativeNo flag
  • 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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Cake base: (sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, modified corn starch. contains 2% or less of: whey, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate), salt, sorbitan monostearate, nonfat milk, vital wheat gluten, polysorbate 60, xanthan gum, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, natural flavor, soy flour, egg), whole eggs, soybean oil, water, blueberries, enriched wheat flour ((niacin, reduced iron, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour), sugar, sour cream (grade a cultured cream), butter, lemon puree, natural & artificial vanilla flavor, lemon flavoring (water, propylene glycol, (contains bht (antioxidant)), xanthan gum, sodium benzoate (perservative))

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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • 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

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2 moderate · 1 low · 7 not assessed

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