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lemon drizzle cake
SainsburysSnacks · 00398633

lemon drizzle 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

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 May 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

  • Sugar50%No flag›
  • Fortified Wheat Flour25%No flag
  • Wheat Flout Calcium Carbonate12.5%No flag
  • Iron6.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Thiamin3.1%No flag›
  • Pasteurised Egg emon Icing12%No flag
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Lemon Juice3%No flag›
  • Humectant Vegetable lycerine1.5%No flag
  • Acidity Regulator0.8%No flag
  • Citric Acid · E3300.8%No flag
  • Lemon Buttercream %0.8%No flag
  • Butter6.5%No flag›
  • Cow S milk6.5%No flag
  • Sugar3.3%No flag›
  • Lemon Curd3.3%No flag
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Lucose Syrup0.8%No flag
  • Butter0.4%No flag›
  • Cow S milk0.4%No flag
  • Wheat Starch0.2%No flag›
  • Maize tarch0.1%No flag
  • Egg<0.1%No flag›
  • Concentrated Lemon Juice<0.1%No flag
  • Gelling Agent rectin<0.1%No flag
  • Acidity RegulatorsNo flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium Citrate lavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Glucose SyrupNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • LumectantNo flag
  • Vegetable Glycerine · E422No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Lemon CurdNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Glucose SyrupNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Cow S milkNo flag
  • Wheat StarchNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • EggNo flag›
  • Concentrated Lemon JuiceNo flag
  • Gelling AgentNo flag
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Acidity RegulatorsNo flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium CitrateNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Rapeseed OilNo flag›
  • Palm OilNo flag›
  • Pasteurized lemon juiceNo flag
  • HumectantNo flag
  • Vegetable Glycerine · E422No flag
  • Raising AgentsNo flag
  • Disodium Diphosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Palm Kernel OilNo flag›
  • Lemon ZestNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E471No flag
  • Acidity RegulatorNo flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Carotenes · E160aNo flag
  • C C Pack Supe Sains Belfa wwwNo 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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Sugar, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flout Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Egg emon Icing (12%) (Sugar, Lemon Juice, Humectant Vegetable lycerine, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Lemon Buttercream %) (Butter (Cows Milk), Sugar, Lemon Curd (10%) (Sugar, lucose Syrup, Butter (Cows Milk) Wheat Starch, Maize tarch, Dried Egg, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Gelling Agent rectin; Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate lavouring, Salt), Glucose Syrup, Modified Maize Starch, lumectant: Vegetable Glycerine, Preservative Citric Acid), Lemon Curd (9%) (Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Butter (Cows' Milk), Wheat Starch, Maize Starch, Dried Egg, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Gelling Agent: Pectin, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Flavouring, Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Pasteurised Lemon Juice, Humectant: Vegetable Glycerine, Raising Agents: Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Palm Kernel Oil, Lemon Zest, Emulsifier: Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid: Colour: Carotenes. C C Pack Supe Sains Belfa www

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 May 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

3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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