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SpartanSnacks · 0001121303219

Cheese Danish Coffee Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Fortified wheat flour51.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour25.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Margarine24.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil12.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.1%No flag›
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of each of vegetable mono- and diglycerides0.5%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.5%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.5%Moderate

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

  • A preservative0.5%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.5%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.1%No flag›
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin d<0.1%No flag›
  • Water12.2%No flag›
  • Sugar6.1%No flag›
  • Whole eggs3%No flag
  • Milk1.5%No flag›
  • Neufchatel cheese0.8%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk0.4%No flag
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Hydrated monoglyceride<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Milk protein concentrateNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Tapioca dextrinNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • CaseinNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Calcium lactate · E327No flag
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • ColourNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Apocarotenal · E160eNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
Show original label text

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (palm oil, soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of each of vegetable mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [a preservative], citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added, beta carotene [color], whey, vitamin d), water, sugar, whole eggs, milk, neufchatel cheese (cultured pasteurized milk and cream, salt, carob bean gum), high fructose corn syrup, palm oil, hydrated monoglyceride (water, monoglycerides), contains 2% or less of: nonfat milk, corn syrup, yeast, salt, milk protein concentrate, cheese culture, food starch-modified, microcrystalline cellulose, carob bean gum, lactic acid, tapioca dextrin, artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, mono - and diglycerides, citric acid, casein, soybean oil, agar, whey, calcium lactate, lemon juice concentrate, dextrose, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, cellulose gum, artificial color, enzymes, xanthan gum, ascorbic acid, apocarotenal (for color), potassium sorbate (preservative).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 11 not assessed

11 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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