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The BakerySnacks · 0078742023960

Triple Chocolate Cake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

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.

  1. 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.
  2. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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.
  3. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar51.3%No flag›
  • Soya oil24.4%No flag›
  • Eggs12.2%No flag›
  • Water6.1%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour3%No flag
  • Wheat flour1.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.8%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Chocolate drops1.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.4%No flag
  • Cocoa butter0.2%No flag›
  • Soy lecithin added as an emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Vanillin<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Flour0.8%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.2%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.4%No flag
  • Cocoa0.4%No flag›
  • Milk0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Propylene glycol ester of fatty acidsNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Chocolate blossom curlsNo flag
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural vanillaNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Sodium aluminum phosphate acidicNo flag›
  • Aluminum sulfate · E520No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Cultured sugarNo flag
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Agar · E406No 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.

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Sugar, soybean oil, eggs, water, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), chocolate drops (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin added as an emulsifier and vanillin (an artificial flavor), milk), enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), contains 2% or less of each of the following: cocoa (processed with alkali), milk, vegetable shortening (palm oil, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), food starch - modified, corn syrup, whey (milk), dextrose, natural and artificial flavors (soy), emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides, propylene glycol ester of fatty acids, sodium stearoyl lactylate, palm oil), vital wheat gluten, salt, palm oil, high fructose corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, chocolate blossom curls (cocoa, sugar, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural vanilla), potassium sorbate (preservative), caramel color, calcium propionate, sodium aluminum phosphate acidic, aluminum sulfate, maltodextrin, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, cultured sugar, vinegar, sorbic acid, modified corn starch, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, citric acid, locust bean gum, agar.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

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 propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium 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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8 low · 11 not assessed

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