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Petite chocolate bundt cakes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sulphites

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  • Chocolate cake base60%No flag
  • Flour30.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour15.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3757.6%No flag
  • Iron3.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.9%No flag
  • Folic acid0.9%No flag›
  • Sugar14.8%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified7.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose3.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.9%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.5%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.5%No flag
  • Carob bean locust bean0.2%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.1%Low

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

  • Eggs<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • SulfiteNo flag›
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Chocolate coating20%No flag
  • Sugar10%No flag›
  • Fractionated vegetable fats5%No flag
  • Reduced fat cocoa powder2.5%No flag
  • Soya lecithin2.5%No flag›
  • Eggs10%No flag›
  • Soya oil5%No flag›
  • Water5%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • 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.

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Chocolate cake base (bleached enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, food starch-modified, dextrose, soybean oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], contains 2% or less of: caramel color, carob powder, cellulose gum, eggs, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate], mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, red 40, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy flour, sulfites, vital wheat gluten, water, whey, xanthan gum), chocolate coating (sugar, fractionated vegetable fats, reduced fat cocoa powder, soy lecithin), eggs, soybean oil, water.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Sulphites.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

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1 moderate · 2 not assessed

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