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Chocolate cupcakes
Tastykake, Tasty Baking CompanySnacks · 0025600002193

Chocolate cupcakes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Jun 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Sugar52%No flag›
  • Water24%No flag›
  • Flour12%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamine mononitrate-b10.8%No flag
  • Riboflavin-b20.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat6%No flag
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.5%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.8%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.4%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.2%No flag›
  • And hydrogenated cottonseed oil with tbhq and citric acid added to preserve freshness0.2%No flag
  • Eggs3%No flag›
  • Cocoa1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Contains two percent and less of0.4%No flag
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • To preserve freshnessNo flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Propylene glycol monostearateNo flag›
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • NutmegNo flag›
  • CinnamonNo 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.

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Sugar, water, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate-b1, riboflavin-b2, folic acid), vegetable shortening (soybean oil, palm oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, cottonseed oil, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, and/or hydrogenated cottonseed oil with tbhq and citric acid added to preserve freshness), eggs, cocoa, high fructose corn syrup, contains two percent or less of; cornstarch, food starch - modified, skim milk, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), mono & diglycerides, salt, sorbic acid (to preserve freshness), butter, natural and artificial flavors, propylene glycol monostearate, coconut oil, corn flour, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, agar, nutmeg, cinnamon.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Jun 2022

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.
  • 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

What drives this

2 moderate · 4 low · 10 not assessed

10 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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