Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Red Velvet Cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Cochineal / carmine).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
- Confectioner's sugar11.7%No flag
- Cream cheese5.9%No flag
- Pasteurised milk2.9%No flag
- Cream cheese culture1.5%No flag
- Stabiliser1.1%No flag
- Carob bean and xanthan and guar gums1.1%No flag
- Cultured low fat milk0.7%No flag
- Condensed skimmed milk0.4%No flag
- Unsalted butter<0.1%No flag
- Natural colours<0.1%No flag
- Carmine · E120Moderate
Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Cocoa processed with alkaliNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Cane sugar, enriched unbleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), confectioner's sugar (sugar, cornstarch), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums)), canola oil, buttermilk (cultured low fat milk, condensed skim milk, salt, sodium citrate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), eggs, water, palm oil, unsalted butter (cream), distilled vinegar, vanilla extract (vanilla bean extractives, alcohol, water), natural color (carmine and caramel color), cocoa powder (cocoa processed with alkali), baking soda, sea salt.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Cane SugarLow concern
- Canola OilLow concern
- WaterLow concern
7 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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