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Carrot Cake
Sainsbury’sSnacks · 01081077

Carrot Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Cream Cheese Buttercream27%No flag
  • Sugar15.8%No flag›
  • Butter5.6%No flag›
  • Cow S milk5.6%No flag
  • Cream Cheese2.8%No flag
  • Cow S milk2.8%No flag
  • Dehydrated glucose syrup1.4%No flag
  • Pasteurized lemon juice0.7%No flag
  • Corn flour0.7%No flag›
  • Fortified Wheat Flour19.5%No flag
  • Wheat Flour11%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i4.3%No flag
  • Iron2.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.1%No flag
  • Thiamin1.1%No flag›
  • Carrot12%No flag›
  • Sugar8.5%No flag›
  • Dark Brown Sugar8.5%No flag
  • Free Range Egg8.5%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil7.1%No flag›
  • Walnuts5%No flag›
  • Sultanas2%No flag
  • Humectant1%No flag
  • Vegetable Glycerine · E4221%No flag
  • Golden Syrup0.5%No flag
  • Pineapple0.2%No flag›
  • Desiccated Coconut0.1%No flag
  • Raising Agents<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Disodium Diphosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Cinnamon<0.1%No flag›
  • Nutmeg<0.1%No flag›
  • 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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Cream Cheese Buttercream (27%) (Sugar, Butter (Cows' Milk), Cream Cheese (Cows' Milk), Dried Glucose Syrup, Pasteurised Lemon Juice, Cornflour), Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Carrot (12%), Sugar, Dark Brown Sugar, Pasteurised Free Range Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Walnuts (5%), Sultanas, Humectant: Vegetable Glycerine; Golden Syrup, Pineapple, Desiccated Coconut, Raising Agents: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Disodium Diphosphate; Ground Spices (Cinnamon, Nutmeg).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

2 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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