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salted caramel cake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Cake62%No flag
  • Water19%No flag›
  • Sugar9.5%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour4.8%No flag›
  • Vitamins2.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin1.2%No flag›
  • Folate1.2%No flag›
  • Canola Oil2.4%No flag›
  • Egg1.2%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder0.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa Powder0.3%No flag›
  • Baking Powder0.1%No flag
  • Mineral<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • 450<0.1%No flag
  • 500<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat Flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
  • 471<0.1%No flag
  • 475 from Palm<0.1%No flag
  • Humectant<0.1%No flag
  • 420<0.1%No flag
  • Lodised Salt<0.1%No flag
  • Modified StarchNo flag›
  • 1422No flag
  • Salted Caramel ButtercreamNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • ButterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Caramel SauceNo flag
  • SolidsNo flag
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • 1422No flag
  • Natural Caramel FlavouringNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • 202No flag
  • Lodised SaltNo flag
  • Caramel Sauce ToppingNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • White sugarNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Golden SyrupNo flag
  • Glucose SyrupNo flag›
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • 1442No flag
  • Vegetable FatNo flag
  • Dried WholeNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • HumectantNo flag
  • 422No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • 150aNo flag
  • 171No flag
  • 160cNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural FlavouringNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • 471No flag
  • 433No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • 202No flag
  • Titanium dioxide (E171)High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Polysorbate 80 (E433)Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • 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.

Show original label text

Cake (62%) (Water, Sugar, Wheat Flour (Vitamins (Thiamine, Folate)), Canola Oil, Egg, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Powder, Baking Powder (Mineral Salt (450, 500), Wheat Flour), Emulsifiers (471, 475 from Palm), Humectant (420)), lodised Salt, Modified Starch (1422)), Salted Caramel Buttercream (35%) (Sugar (contains Maize Starch), Butter (Cream (Milk)), Caramel Sauce (contains Milk Solids, Thickener (1422), Natural Caramel Flavouring, Preservative (202), lodised Salt), Caramel Sauce Topping (2%) (Sugar (Brown, White), Water, Golden Syrup, Glucose Syrup, Thickener (1442), Vegetable Fat, Dried Whole. Milk, Humectant (422), Colour (150a, 171, 160c), Salt, Natural Flavouring, Emulsifier (471, 433), Preservative (202))

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • 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 low · 6 not assessed

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