Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Pound cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- Vegetable fat3.1%No flag
- Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E4750.4%No flag
- Tbhq preservative<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid preservative<0.1%No flag
- Skimmed milk1.5%No flag
- Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of each of the following<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Raising agent<0.1%No flag
- Sodium aluminium phosphate · E541No flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Sodium propionate preservativeNo flag
- Beta-carotene colorNo flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Potassium sorbate preservativeNo flag
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Sodium aluminum sulfate · E521No flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Citric acid preservativeNo flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Sodium benzoate preservativeNo flag
- Tbhq preservativeNo flag
- Bht preservativeNo flag
- Titanium dioxide colorNo flag
- 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.
Show original label text
Sugar, water, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, monoglycerides, tbhq preservative, citric acid preservative), nonfat milk, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, invert sugar, contains less than 2% of each of the following: food starch-modified, egg whites, mono - and diglycerides, leavening (sodium aluminium phosphate, baking soda), salt, soybean oil and/or canola oil, soy flour, natural and artificial flavors, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, sodium propionate preservative, beta-carotene color, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, egg yolks, potassium sorbate preservative, soy lecithin, corn starch, acacia (gum arabic), sodium stearoyl lactylate, partially hydrogenated canola oil and/or partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, coconut oil, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, yellow 5, citric acid preservative, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate preservative, tbhq preservative, gum tragacanth, bht preservative, titanium dioxide color.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- Invert SugarLow concern
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