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Portland Specialty BakingSnacks · 0010924500166

Cookies'N Cream Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

5 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. DiphosphatesMinor 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.
  5. 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

  • Cake mix50%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour12.5%No flag
  • Flour6.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali3.1%No flag
  • Egg white1.6%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.8%No flag
  • E500ii0.8%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.4%No flag
  • E450iii0.2%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Egg yolks<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acids with bht as preservativeNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Calcium acetate · E263No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Water25%No flag›
  • Icing sugar12.5%No flag
  • Fat6.3%No flag
  • Palm oil3.1%No flag›
  • Soybean oil with mono- and diglycerides and polysorbate 60 added1.6%No flag
  • Tbhq · E3190.8%No flag
  • Citric acid added to help protect flavor0.8%No flag
  • Hydrox oreo cookie3.1%No flag
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour0.8%No flag
  • Contains niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable fat1.6%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.8%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Corn flour0.2%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Chocolate<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • An emulsifierNo flag
  • And vanillinNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium disodium edta added as a preservativeNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • White icing baseNo flag
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo 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.

  • Diphosphates (E450)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

Cake mix (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, dry egg whites, leavening [baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate], dry egg yolks, nonfat dry milk, dextrose, food starch-modified, soybean oil, salt, sorbitan monostearate, propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids with bht as preservative, mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, caramel color, xanthan gum, calcium acetate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, guar gum, cellulose gum, corn starch, natural and artificial flavor, red #40, wheat starch, silicon dioxide, citric acid), water, powdered sugar, shortening (palm oil and soybean oil with mono - and diglycerides and polysorbate 60 added, tbhq and citric acid added to help protect flavor), hydrox oreo cookie (sugar, enriched wheat flour [contains niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}), vegetable shortening, [partially hydrogenated soybean oil], cocoa [processed with alkali], high fructose corn syrup, corn flour, whey, chocolate, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, and vanillin, an artificial flavor), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, artificial flavor, calcium disodium edta added as a preservative, vitamin a palmitate added), soybean oil, white icing base (partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [soybean and/or cottonseed and/or palm oils], dextrose, maltodextrin, nonfat milk solids, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol, artificial flavor, cornstarch, citric acid, water), natural flavors.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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 high · 2 moderate · 1 low · 6 not assessed

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