Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Tea cakes
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.
Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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.
Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Cake base32.2%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour7.9%No flag
- Niacin · E3752%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
- Raising agent0.5%No flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E5410.5%No flag
- E500ii0.2%No flag
- Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
- Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acids<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- E341iiiNo flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Alpha tocopherol · E307No flag
- As preservativeNo flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- Flour treatment agentNo flag
- White confectionary17%No flag
- Whey powder2.1%No flag
- Whole milk1%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder0.5%No flag
- An emulsifier0.3%No flag
- Artificial flavouring0.1%No flag
- Whole eggs9.2%No flag
- Kernel1%No flag
- Maltic acid0.3%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring0.1%No flag
- E341iii<0.1%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
- Red 40 lake · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Blue 2 lake · E132Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- Natural and artificial flavouring3.5%No flag
- Colour0.9%No flag
- Fd&c red 40 lakeNo flag
- Fd&c blue 2 lakeNo flag
- Lecithin · E322iNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
- Preservative0.4%No flag
- And less of each of the followingNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Cake base (sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached [flour, niacin, reduced iron, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], food starch-modified, soybean oil, dry whey, leavening [sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda], salt, vital wheat gluten, propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids, mono & diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, dextrose, corn starch, tricalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor, water, citric acid, alpha tocopherol [as preservative], ascorbic acid [dough conditioner], egg, soy flour), white confectionary (sugar, vegetable oil [palm kernel oil and hydrogenated palm kernel oil], whey powder, whole milk solids, nonfat dry milk solids, soy lecithin [an emulsifier], salt, and artificial flavor), soy oil, water, whole eggs, strawberry flakes (sugar,vegetable oil [palm, palm kernel], wheat flour, maltic acid, natural and artificial flavor, tricalcium phosphate, sodium citrate, caramel color, red 40 lake, soy lecithin, blue 2 lake), corn syrup, natural and artificial flavor, vinegar, artificial colors (palm kernel oil, fd&c red 40 lake, fd&c blue 2 lake, lecithin), potassium sorbate (preservative), enzyme (wheat flour and 2% or less of each of the following: salt, enzymes).
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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