Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Rich Products, German Chocolate Cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.
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.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Vegetable fat6.1%No flag
- Palm3.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.8%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E4350.4%No flag
- To preserve freshness0.4%No flag
- Tbhq · E3190.4%No flag
- Cocoa alkali processed0.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of the following<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Annatto · E160bNo flag
- To preserve freshnessNo flag
- Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
- Red glace cherriesNo flag
- May contain pitsNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- To preserve freshnessNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sulfiting agentNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Red 40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
- Aluminum sulfate · E520No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Sorbitol · E420No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Glycerine · E422No flag
- To preserve freshnessNo 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.
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Locust bean gum · E410No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Agar · E406No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), egg whites, vegetable shortening (palm and soybean oils, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, to preserve freshness (tbhq)), buttermilk, eggs, soybean oil, cocoa alkali processed, skim milk, water, contains less than 2% of the following: margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, annatto extract, to preserve freshness (calcium disodium edta), vitamin a palmitate), high fructose corn syrup, brown sugar, coconut, red glace cherries (cherries (may contain pits), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, water, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, to preserve freshness (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sulfiting agent), artificial color (red 40)), nonfat milk solids, modified cornstarch, dextrose, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate), natural and artificial flavor, pecans, salt, whey, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fats and fatty acids, propylene glycol, sorbitol, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, glycerine, to preserve freshness (sodium propionate), xanthan gum, locust bean gum, polysorbate 60, agar, colored with (caramel color), sodium caseinate, natural flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin.
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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.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- WaterModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
12 of 19 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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