Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Red velvet creme cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 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
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- 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.
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.
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 flour6.1%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
- Polydextrose · E12000.8%No flag
- Interesterified soybean oil0.4%No flag
- Cream cheese0.2%No flag
- Pasteurized milk and cream<0.1%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
- Acacia gum · E414<0.1%No flag
- Agar-agar · E406<0.1%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkaliNo flag
- Dextrin · E1400No flag
- Glycerin · E422No flag
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Propylparaben · E216No flag
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acidsNo flag
- Red 40 lake · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- ColourNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No 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.
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Sugar, water, eggs, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), invert sugar, inulin (chicory roots), polydextrose, interesterified soybean oil, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: acacia gum, agar-agar, buttermilk, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, canola oil, caramel color, citric acid, cocoa processed with alkali, cornstarch, dextrin, dextrose, egg yolks, food starch-modified, glycerin, gum arabic, hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, pea fiber, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate and propylparaben and sorbic acid (preservatives), propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, red 40 lake, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin, titanium dioxide (color), wheat starch, xanthan gum.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- 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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- Invert SugarLow concern
9 of 18 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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