Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Red velvet cupcakes, red velvet
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.
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.
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.
Benzoic acidModerate concernPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- 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
- Cake51.1%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour24.5%No flag
- Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Vegetable fat12.2%No flag
- Vegetable mono- and diglycerides3.1%No flag
- Distilled propylene glycol ester1.5%No flag
- Tocopherols · E3060.8%No flag
- Vitamin c palmitate0.8%No flag
- As antioxidant0.8%No flag
- Raising agent0.8%No flag
- E500ii0.4%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.4%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
- Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids · E477<0.1%No flag
- Distilled monoglyceridesNo flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- E341iiiNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Cellulose · E460No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Locust bean gum · E410No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Red 40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Cream cheese icingNo flag
- Cream cheeseNo flag
- Pasteurized milk and creamNo flag
- Carob bean gum · E410No flag
- Lactic fermentsNo flag
- Vegetable fatNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Contains 2% and less of each of the followingNo flag
- Cream cheeseNo flag
- Cream cheeseNo flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Sodium alginate · E401No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Benzoic acid · E210Moderate
Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Propyl gallate · E310No flag
- AntioxidantNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Cake: sugar, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (soybean oil, vegetable mono and diglycerides, distilled propylene glycol ester, tocopherols [vitamin e] and vitamin c palmitate [as antioxidant]), dried egg whites, cocoa (processed with alkali), dextrose, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), contains 2% or less of each of the following: food starch - modified, dried egg yolks, nonfat dry milk, whey protein concentrate (milk), emulsifier (propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, distilled monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, tricalcium phosphate), salt, natural and artificial flavors, cellulose, polysorbate 60, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, red 40, caramel color, soy flour, water, vegetable oil (soybean), eggs. cream cheese icing: sugar, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, salt, carob bean gum, cheese culture), vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), dextrose, contains 2% or less of each of the following: cream cheese powder (cream cheese solids [cream, nonfat milk, salt, sodium alginate, lactic acid], corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [milk], natural flavor), corn starch, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor, benzoic acid (preservative), polysorbate 60, propyl gallate (antioxidant), beta carotene (color), water.
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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.
- Benzoic acidPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SaltModerate concern
- WaterModerate concern
- Sodium CaseinateModerate concern
8 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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