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pillsbury salted caramel frosting

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 26 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar52.5%No flag›
  • Palm oil23.8%No flag›
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup5.9%No flag›
  • Corn starch3%No flag›
  • Canola oil contains 2% and less of1.5%No flag
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservati yellow 5 and red 40<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbyl palmitate · E304i<0.1%No flag
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Antioxidants soy lecithinNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Artificial colors includin chamomile and rosemary extractsNo flag
  • AntioxidantsNo flag
  • IngredientsNo flag
  • Allura red AC (E129)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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sugar, palm oil, water, corn syrup, corn starch, canola oil contains 2% or less of: salt, natural and artificial flavors, modified corn starch, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate (preservati yellow 5 and red 40, ascorbyl palmitate and mixed tocopherols (antioxidants soy lecithin, caramel color, xanthan gum, citric acid, artificial colors includin chamomile and rosemary extracts (antioxidants). contains soybean ingredients.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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