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Rich'sSnacks · 0750903109675

Classic red velvet cake with smooth cream cheese icing, red velvet cake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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

  • Sugar51.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour24.2%No flag›
  • Flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Cream cheese12.1%No flag
  • Milk6.1%No flag›
  • Cream3%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4101%No flag
  • Margarine6.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil3%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
  • To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • PalmNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • To preserve freshnessNo flag
  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Contains less than 2% of the followingNo flag
  • Cocoa alkali processedNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Aluminum sulfate · E520No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No 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.

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Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cream cheese (milk, cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, annatto extract, to preserve freshness (calcium disodium edta], vitamin a palmitate), vegetable shortening (palm and soybean oils, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60, to preserve freshness [tbhq]), buttermilk, soybean oil, eggs, skim milk, contains less than 2% of the following: cocoa alkali processed, egg whites, modified cornstarch, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), natural and artificial flavor, salt, whey, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, sodium caseinate, guar gum, artificial color (red 40), soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, polysorbate 60, xanthan gum.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 moderate · 1 low · 11 not assessed

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