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 · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium propionate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour24%No flag
- Niacin · E3756%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Raising agent<0.1%No flag
- E500ii<0.1%No flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
- Aluminum sulfate · E520<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids · E477<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
- Sodium propionate · E281Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Alpha tocopherols · E307No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Silicon dioxide · E551No 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.
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Sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, water, palm oil, dextrose, soybean oil, soy flour, salt, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate), propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 60, sodium propionate (preservative), xanthan gum, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, wheat starch, citric acid, corn oil, beta carotene (color), alpha tocopherols (preservative), propylene glycol, milk, silicon dioxide.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
7 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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