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Snacks · 0085239011850

Original cheesecake sampler, original

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Potassium 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.
  3. 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 cheese51.1%No flag
  • Soured milk26.1%No flag
  • Cream25%No flag›
  • Sugar11.2%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour11.2%No flag
  • Margarine11.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil5.6%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Milk0.3%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.3%No flag›
  • E160ai0.2%No flag
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour7.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk3.8%No flag
  • Whey1.9%No flag›
  • Palm1%No flag
  • Soya bean0.5%No flag›
  • Oil0.2%No flag›
  • Coconut oil0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.1%No flag›
  • Semi sweet chocolate0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural vanilla extractNo flag
  • Pecan nut<0.1%No flag›
  • Sour cream<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Alkalized<0.1%No flag
  • GlucoseNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • StrawberryNo flag›
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • Food starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • GumsNo flag›
  • Xanthan · E415No flag
  • Locust beanNo flag›
  • GuarNo flag›
  • AcaciaNo flag›
  • Whey proteinNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Invert sugarNo flag›
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Vegetable juiceNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • E340iiNo flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

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

  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • Potassium phosphates (E340)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

Cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream), sugar, whole wheat flour, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor [milk], soy lecithin, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), wheat flour, skim milk, whey, palm/soybean/coconut/cottonseed oil, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla extract), pecans, cultured milk and cream, cocoa (alkalized), glucose, eggs, cream (milk), strawberries, brown sugar, food starch, salt, gums (xanthan, locust bean, guar, acacia), whey protein concentrate, modified food starch, natural flavors, baking soda, invert sugar, molasses, caramel color, cinnamon, vegetable juice (color), dipotassium phosphate, carrageenan, beta carotene (color), enzymes, citric acid, turmeric (color), vitamin d3, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Potassium 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

8 low · 21 not assessed

21 of 29 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  1. 09MargarineNot assessed
  2. 28VitaminsNot assessed

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