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Pillsbury0051500607534

funfetti cake mix with candy bits

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 29 Oct 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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. 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. 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

  • Flour52.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar23.9%No flag›
  • Candy bits12%No flag
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Corn starch3%No flag›
  • Palm vegetable oil1.5%No flag›
  • Palm vegetable oil kernelj0.7%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.4%No flag
  • Conféctioner's glaze0.2%No flag
  • Dextrin · E1400<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Yellow 6 lake · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agent6%No flag
  • E500ii3%No flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E3411.5%Low

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

  • Šodium aluminum phosphate1.5%No flag
  • Wheat starch3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of1.5%No flag
  • Canola oil1.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Cellulose · E4600.2%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids · E477<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Bht · E321Moderate

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

  • AntioxidantsNo flag
  • IngredientsNo flag
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enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, candy bits (sugar, corn starch, vegetable oil [palm and palm kernelj, cocoa processed with alkali, conféctioner's glaze, dextrin, soy lecithin, yellow 6 lake, natural and artificial flavors, carnauba wax), leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate, šodium aluminum phosphate), wheat starch, contains 2% or less of: canola oil, dextrose, salt, cellulose, corn starch, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, cellulose gum, soy lecithin, whey, sodium caseinate, palm kernel oil, citric acid and bht (antioxidants). contains milk, soybean and wheat ingredients.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 29 Oct 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • 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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4 low · 6 not assessed

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