Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Square chocolate cake
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 4 additives of concern.
- Moderate
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.
Calcium phosphatesMinor 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Icing sugar51.4%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour12.2%No flag
- Niacin · E3753%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkali1.5%No flag
- Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acidsNo flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Semi sweet chocolateNo flag
- Cocoa pasteNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Potassium sorbate and sodium propionate and sorbic acidNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sweetened condensed skimmed milkNo flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Propylene glycol · E490No flag
- Polysorbate 80 · E433Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Tartaric acid · E334No flag
- Cocoa pasteNo flag
- Calcium phosphates (E341)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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
Powdered sugar, sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, water, cocoa processed with alkali, soybean oil, palm oil, invert sugar, canola oil, glycerin, egg whites, mono - and diglycerides, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fatty acids, food starch-modified, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), semisweet chocolate (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), dextrose, salt, whey, soy flour, potassium sorbate and sodium propionate and sorbic acid (preservatives), soy lecithin, sweetened condensed skim milk (skim milk, sugar), corn flour, polysorbate 60, nonfat milk, xanthan gum, guar gum, cellulose gum, propylene glycol, polysorbate 80, natural and artificial flavor, cornstarch, citric acid, tartaric acid, chocolate liquor.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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.
- 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
- SugarLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- Invert SugarLow concern
9 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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