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Snacks · 0681131277754

Pumpkin spice cupcake filled with cream cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Icing sugar51.8%No flag
  • Sugar26.8%No flag›
  • Corn starch25%No flag›
  • Sugar19.4%No flag›
  • Cream cheese14.4%No flag
  • Cream7.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk3.6%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
  • Bacterial culture2.9%No flag
  • Vegetable fat7.2%No flag
  • Canola oil3.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.8%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm oil0.9%No flag
  • Fractionated palm kernel oil0.5%No flag
  • Monoglycerides0.2%No flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4350.2%No flag
  • Flour3.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour1.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
  • Folic acid0.1%No flag›
  • Egg1.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.9%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.5%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Pumpkin0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Crumble topping<0.1%No flag
  • Breadcrumbs<0.1%No flag
  • FlourNo flag›
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • FructoseNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • ArtificialNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Oleoresin turmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Baking powderNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • ArtificialNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo 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.

  • 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

Icing sugar (sugar, cornstarch), sugar, cream cheese (cream, nonfat milk, salt, locust bean gum, bacterial culture), vegetable shortening (canola oil, palm oil, fractionated palm oil, fractionated palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), egg, soybean oil, canola oil, water, pumpkin puree, modified cornstarch, crumble topping (bread crumb [enriched bleached flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, sugar, canola oil, salt, yeast], brown sugar, fructose, canola oil, spice, artificial and natural flavor, oleoresin turmeric [color], oleoresin paprika [color]), soy lecithin, whey, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), vital wheat gluten, spice, salt, corn syrup, lemon juice concentrate, artificial and natural flavor, xanthan gum, sodium alginate, guar gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), datem, beta-carotene (color).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 8 not assessed

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