Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Mar 2026
Tesco Finest Red Velvet Cake
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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
- Cream Cheese Frosting22%No flag
- Calcium Carbonate · E170i3.6%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.9%No flag
- Chocolate Buttercream Filling11%No flag
- Free Range Pasteurised Egg5.5%No flag
- Beetroot Juice from Concentrate4.5%No flag
- Humectant3.8%No flag
- Glycerol · E4223.8%No flag
- Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder0.9%No flag
- Raising Agents0.5%No flag
- Disodium Diphosphate · E450i0.2%No flag
- E501ii0.1%No flag
- E500ii0.1%No flag
- Cocoa paste0.2%No flag
- Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
- Ascorbic Acid · E300<0.1%No flag
- Whole Milk<0.1%No flag
- Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and DiGlycerides of Fatty Acids · E471No flag
- Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids · E475No flag
- FlavouringNo flag
- Cream Cheese Frosting containsNo flag
- Medium Fat Soft CheeseNo flag
- Chocolate Buttercream Filling containsNo flag
- Belgian Dark ChocolateNo flag
- Fat Reduced Cocoa PowderNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
- Belgian Dark Chocolate containsNo flag
- Cocoa pasteNo flag
- EmulsifierNo 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.
Show original label text
Cream Cheese Frosting 22%, Wheat Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Chocolate Buttercream Filling 11%, Free Range Pasteurised _Egg_, Beetroot Juice from Concentrate, Humectant (Glycerol), Cornflour, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Cocoa Mass, Butter (_Milk_), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Whole _Milk_, Emulsifiers (Mono - and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Flavouring. Cream Cheese Frosting contains: Sugar, Medium Fat Soft Cheese (_Milk_), Butter (_Milk_), Cornflour. Chocolate Buttercream Filling contains: Sugar, Butter (_Milk_), Belgian Dark Chocolate, Glucose Syrup, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Water, Invert Sugar Syrup, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Salt. Belgian Dark Chocolate contains: Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (_Soya_ Lecithins), Vanilla Extract.
Alerts
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
- WaterModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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