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Sliced creme cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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.
  4. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Sugar51.8%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour24.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Eggs12.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil6%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Apple1.5%No flag›
  • Apple0.8%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier blend0.8%No flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids0.4%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Bht · E321<0.1%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • To help protect flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Less than 2% of0.4%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.2%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Light brown sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated soy oilNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • A preservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Sugar, enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, soybean oil, water, diced apples (apples, ascorbic acid, citric acid, calcium chloride, salt), emulsifier blend (propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, bht and citric acid [to help protect flavor]), less than 2% of: modified corn starch, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, vital wheat gluten, bleached wheat flour, light brown sugar, margarine (hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [a preservative], citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, calcium disodium edta [added to protect flavor], beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), whey, spice, salt, defatted soy flour, sodium aluminum phosphate, sorbic acid, wheat starch, baking soda, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, sodium propionate, guar gum, caramel color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

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