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Red velvet heart

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  • 615 cake50%No flag
  • Cake base25%No flag
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Corn starch6.3%No flag›
  • Tapioca starch3.1%No flag
  • Potato starch1.6%No flag›
  • Sorghum flour0.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.4%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey protein<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • StarchNo flag›
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Whole egg12.5%No flag
  • Water6.3%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.3%No flag›
  • Cream cheese icing naturally and artificially flavored50%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Cream cheese12.5%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream6.3%No flag
  • Lactic ferments3.1%No flag
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Carot bean gum1.6%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil6.3%No flag›
  • Palm oil3.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch1.6%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.8%No flag
  • E160ai0.4%No flag
  • Colour0.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Propylene glycol · E490No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Allura red AC (E129)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • 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.

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615 cake (cake base [sugar, corn starch, tapioca starch, potato starch, sorghum flour, cocoa processed with alkali, mono and diglycerides, food starch-modified, whey protein concentrate, leavening {sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate}, emulsifier {starch, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids}, dried egg white, salt, artificial color {fd&c red #40}, natural flavor, xanthan gum], whole egg, water, soybean oil), cream cheese icing naturally and artificially flavored (sugar, cream cheese [pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carot bean gum], partially hydrogenated soybean oil and palm oil, cornstarch, artificial flavor, beta-carotene [color], citric acid, dextrose, food starch-modified, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate [preservative], propylene glycol, salt, soybean oil, water).

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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.

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