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Old Home KitchensSnacks · 0071214054288

Apple Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).

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

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51.1%No flag›
  • Apple24.4%No flag›
  • Apple12.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid preservative0.4%No flag
  • Citric acid preservative0.4%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E50911.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.2%No flag›
  • Water6.1%No flag›
  • Eggs3.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2 % of each of the following0.8%No flag
  • Flour0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • Cottonseed oilsNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium propionate preservativeNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Annatto extract colorNo flag
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • Turmeric color · E100No flag
  • Tbhq preservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid preservativeNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Tocopherols preservativeNo flag
  • Ethyl alcohol · E1510No flag
  • Beta-apo-8'-carotenal colorNo flag
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Sugar, diced apples (apples, salt, ascorbic acid preservative, citric acid preservative, calcium chloride), bleached wheat flour, water, eggs, soybean oil, contains less than 2 % of each of the following: enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), wheat flour, food starch-modified, whey, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils, soybean oil and/or canola oil, salt, dextrose, sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda, wheat gluten, mono - and diglycerides, cinnamon, corn starch, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, sodium propionate preservative, sodium stearoyl lactylate, partially hydrogenated canola oil and/or partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, cellulose gum, annatto extract color, propylene glycol, turmeric color, tbhq preservative, citric acid preservative, enzymes, tocopherols preservative, ethyl alcohol, beta-apo-8'-carotenal color.

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
  • 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

What drives this

11 low · 11 not assessed

11 of 22 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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