Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Genoa Cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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
- Sultanas34%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170i5.2%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.3%No flag
- Glace cherry12%No flag
- Glucose-fructose syrup2.5%No flag
- Fruit and vegetable concentrates0.6%No flag
- Chokeberry0.3%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.3%No flag
- Colour0.3%No flag
- Anthocyanins · E1630.3%No flag
- Dark brown sugar2.6%No flag
- Orange zest0.6%No flag
- Glucose-fructose syrup0.3%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Humectant0.3%No flag
- Glycerol · E4220.3%No flag
- Raising agents<0.1%No flag
- Disodium diphosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
- E500ii<0.1%No flag
- Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids · E471<0.1%No flag
- 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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Sultanas 34%, wheat flour (_wheat_ flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), pasteurised _egg_, glacé cherries 12% (cherry, glucose-fructose syrup, sugar, fruit and vegetable concentrates (aronia, black carrot), citric acid, colour (anthocyanins)), butter (_milk_), dark brown sugar, candied citrus peel (orange peel, glucose-fructose syrup, lemon peel, sugar, citric acid), glucose syrup, humectant (glycerol), sugar, palm oil, rapeseed oil, raising agents (disodium diphosphate, sodium bicarbonate), salt, emulsifier (mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids).
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- 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
- Rapeseed oilModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
- Glucose SyrupLow concern
5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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