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Superior Cake Products Inc.Snacks · 0895939001774

Orange drizzle iced cookies

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 22 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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 hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. 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

  • Sugar51.5%No flag›
  • Water24.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup12.1%No flag›
  • Eggs6.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour1.5%No flag›
  • Flour0.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm oil<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat0.2%No flag
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol monoesters of fats<0.1%No flag
  • Fatty acids · E570<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Contains less than 2 % of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate preservativeNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Titanium dioxide colorNo flag
  • Ethyl alcohol · E1510No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Bha · E320Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Yellow # 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Agar-agar · E406No flag
  • Sorbitol · E420No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Propyl paraben preservativeNo flag
  • Methyl paraben preservativeNo flag
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Sugar, water, corn syrup, eggs, soybean oil, bleached wheat flour, enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (palm oil, fractionated palm oil, soy lecithin), vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils, propylene glycol monoesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin), contains less than 2 % of each of the following: food starch-modified, whey, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda), salt, potassium sorbate preservative, mono - and diglycerides, wheat starch, wheat gluten, citric acid, natural flavors, cellulose gum, titanium dioxide color, ethyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium benzoate, bha, yellow # 5, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, agar-agar, sorbitol, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, propyl paraben preservative, methyl paraben preservative.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • 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

2 moderate · 2 low · 7 not assessed

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