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TastykakeSnacks · 0025600003503

Chocolate bells enrobed upside down chocolate cupcakes with creme filling

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. 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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Confectionery coating50%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oil12.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali6.3%No flag
  • Cocoa powder3.1%No flag›
  • Whey1.6%No flag›
  • Powder0.8%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Water12.5%No flag›
  • Flour6.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour3.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamine mononitrate-b10.4%No flag
  • Riboflavin-b20.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oils3.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.8%No flag›
  • Eggs0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • NutmegNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • To retard spoilageNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • 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.

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Confectionery coating (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa powder, whey [milk] powder, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor), sugar, water, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate-b1, riboflavin-b2, folic acid), vegetable oils (soybean oil and palm oil), high fructose corn syrup, cocoa, eggs, contains 2% or less of each of the following: modified corn starch, nonfat milk, dextrose, mono - and diglycerides, baking soda, corn starch, sodium acid pyrophosphate, egg whites, salt, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, datem, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 60, monocalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, citric acid, nutmeg, caramel color, cinnamon, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to retard spoilage).

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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.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 4 low · 7 not assessed

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