Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Vesta's Bakehouse, Cake Bites Chocolate
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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
- Chocolate cream cake mix50%No flag
- Flour blend25%No flag
- White rice flour12.5%No flag
- Tapioca starch3.1%No flag
- Chickpea flour1.6%No flag
- Amaranth flour0.8%No flag
- Brown rice flour0.4%No flag
- Citrus fibre0.4%No flag
- E500ii<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Dark chocolate wafers25%No flag
- Emulsifier0.8%No flag
- White confectionery coating1.6%No flag
- Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
- Palm0.2%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
- Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
- Natural vanilla extract<0.1%No flag
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Chocolate cream cake mix (gluten free flour blend [white rice flour, corn starch, tapioca starch, garbanzo bean flour, amaranth flour, brown rice flour, potato starch], sugar, cocoa powder, dextrose, modified corn starch, dried egg white, citrus fiber, salt, baking soda, sunflower lecithin, natural flavor, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, enzymes), dark chocolate wafers (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, whole milk powder, soy lecithin [emulsifier], salt), eggs, soybean oil, sugar, white confectionery coating (sugar, vegetable fat [palm kernel and/or palm], nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin [emulsifier], natural vanilla extract), salt.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- 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
2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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