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Sweet CitySnacks · 0814153001865

Sweet city, coffee cake, apple crumb

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 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

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Calcium 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

  • Fortified wheat flour51.9%No flag
  • Flour26.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar14.9%No flag›
  • Whole eggs14.9%No flag
  • Soya oil9.2%No flag›
  • Evaporated apples4.6%No flag
  • Preserved with sulfite and sodium met abisulfite4.6%No flag
  • Water2.3%No flag›
  • Whey1.1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.6%No flag›
  • Raising agent0.3%No flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.1%No flag
  • Aluminum sulfate · E520<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
  • Propylene glycol monostearate<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium stearol lactylateNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavors and colorsNo flag
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Alpha tocopherNo flag
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

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

  • MargarineNo flag›
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, whole eggs, soybean oil, evaporated apples (preserved with sulfite & sodium met abisulfite), water, dry whey, food starch-modified, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate, baking soda, baking powder), salt, vital wheat gluten, propylene glycol monostearate, mono & diglycerides, sodium stearol lactylate, dextrose, corn starch, natural & artificial flavors & colors, wheat starch, alpha tocopher, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, calcium propionate, margarine, molasses, caramel color

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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3 moderate · 4 low · 6 not assessed

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