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PillsburyCooking Helpers · 0051500928363

Premium Cake Mix, Maple Brown Sugar

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.
  3. 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

  • Flour51.8%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour26.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
  • Iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin Mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic Acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar24.1%No flag›
  • Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil12.1%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.

  • Sodium Aluminum Phosphate · E5411.5%No flag
  • Contains 2% and Less Of3%No flag
  • Brown Sugar3%No flag›
  • Wheat Starch1.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Cellulose · E4600.2%No flag
  • Propylene Glycol Monoesters<0.1%No flag
  • Corn Starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and Diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan Gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Dried MolassesNo flag
  • Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids · E477No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Including Yellow 5 · E102No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Cellulose Gum · E466Low

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

  • Sodium CaseinateNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Sodium StearateNo flag›
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • Maple SyrupNo flag›
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • AntioxidantsNo flag
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Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Leavening (Baking Soda, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Brown Sugar, Wheat Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Cellulose, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Corn Starch, Mono And Diglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Dried Molasses, Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Artificial Color (Including Yellow 5 And Red 40), Cellulose Gum, Sodium Caseinate, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Stearate, Datem, Maple Syrup, Tbhq And Citric Acid (Antioxidants).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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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5 low · 7 not assessed

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