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The BakerySnacks · 0078742097695

Cheesecake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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. Sodium 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cream cheese51.4%No flag
  • Milk26%No flag›
  • Cream12.7%No flag›
  • Bacterial culture6.4%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4106%No flag
  • Sugar11.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk11.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour11.6%No flag›
  • Flour5.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Whey6.9%No flag›
  • Milk3.4%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.7%No flag›
  • Water0.9%No flag›
  • Eggs0.4%No flag›
  • Margarine0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Beta-carotene colorNo flag
  • Graham flour0.1%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Hydrogenated coconut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • HoneyNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Gelatin · E428No flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Bacterial cultureNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Soy protein isolateNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Modified tapioca starchNo flag
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Beta-apo-8'-carotenal colorNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate (E211)Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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 (milk, cream, bacterial culture, salt, carob bean gum), sugar, skim milk, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey, milk, palm oil, water, eggs, margarine (soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin, preservative [sodium benzoate], artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, beta-carotene color), graham flour, contains less than 2% of the following: hydrogenated coconut oil, rice flour, brown sugar, honey, soybean oil, cornstarch, gelatin, modified cornstarch, bacterial culture, mono - and diglycerides, salt, natural and artificial flavor, carob bean gum, datem, soy lecithin, preservative (potassium sorbate), baking soda, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, soy protein isolate, xanthan gum, modified tapioca starch, sodium caseinate, cinnamon, beta-apo-8'-carotenal color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic 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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5 low · 15 not assessed

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