Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Tastykake, kandy kakes, cakes with chocolate coating and caramel filling, fall salted caramel
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Confectionary coating50%No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkali6.3%No flag
- Whey powder1.6%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
- Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Vegetable fat6.3%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Raising agent<0.1%No flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Made from milkNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Lactic acid · E270No 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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Confectionary coating (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa powder, whey powder [milk], soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavor), sugar, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (soybean oil, palm oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, corn syrup, eggs, contains 2% or less of each of the following: nonfat milk, modified food starch, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), high fructose corn syrup, butter (made from milk), caramel color, cornstarch, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, lactylic esters of fatty acids, xanthan gum, calcium sulfate, spices, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to retard spoilage).
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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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