Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy, Tree nuts.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Ginger Evans Bakery, Sliced Creme Cake, Banana Nut
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
- Tree nuts
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- 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.
Sodium 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.
Ingredients
- Fortified wheat flour24%No flag
- Niacin · E3756%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Emulsifier blend0.4%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Bht · E321<0.1%Moderate
Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- To help protect flavor<0.1%No flag
- Less than 2% of0.2%No flag
- Vital wheat gluten<0.1%No flag
- Hydrogenated soy oil<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- A preservativeNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Sodium propionate · E281Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Sugar, enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, water, soybean oil, banana puree, walnuts, emulsifier blend (propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, bht and citric acid [to help protect flavor]), less than 2% of: modified corn starch, vital wheat gluten, bleached wheat flour, margarine (hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [a preservative], citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, calcium disodium edta [added to protect flavor], beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), whey, salt, caramel color, defatted soy flour, sodium aluminum phosphate, sorbic acid, wheat starch, baking soda, sodium stearoyl lactylate, natural and artificial flavors (including milk), xanthan gum, sodium propionate, guar gum.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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