Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Original Cheesecake
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.
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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
PolyphosphatesMinor 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 cheese55%No flag
- Soured milk28.8%No flag
- Stabiliser12.8%No flag
- Xanthan · E4150.3%No flag
- And gaur gums12.4%No flag
- Sour cream11.9%No flag
- Cultured pasteurized grade a milk6%No flag
- Skimmed milk1.5%No flag
- E452vi0.4%No flag
- Guar gum · E4120.2%No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
- Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Graham crumb5.3%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour2.6%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.7%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
- Graham flour1.3%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Artificial flavouring0.3%No flag
- Polyphosphates (E452)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 (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan, carob bean, and/or gaur gums]), sugar, sour cream (cultured pasteurized grade a milk, cream, nonfat milk solids, modified food starch, sodium tripolyphosphate, guar gum, calcium sulfate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate), vanilla and graham crumb (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], graham flour, sugar, palm oil, dextrose, whey [milk], high fructose corn syrup, molasses, salt, natural & artificial flavor, baking soda), eggs, margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono - & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), vanillin - an artificial flavor, spice.
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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.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- PolyphosphatesInorganic 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
3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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