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Tres Leches Cake
Trader Joe'sSnacks · 00721042

Tres Leches Cake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Jul 2022

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Fresh cream33.3%No flag
  • Evaporated Milk18.8%No flag
  • Milk10.6%No flag›
  • Cholecalciferol8.1%No flag›
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk14.2%No flag
  • Milk8.3%No flag›
  • Cane Sugar5.8%No flag›
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Cane Sugar10.5%No flag›
  • Egg Yolks8.2%No flag›
  • Flour4.1%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour2.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.8%No flag
  • Reduced Iron0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
  • Folic Acid0.1%No flag›
  • Egg white2%No flag›
  • And Less of Baking PowderNo flag
  • Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Monocalcium Phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Acacia Gum · E414No flag
  • Guar Gum · E412No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sunflower LecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Cream of Tartar · E336iNo flag
  • 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.

  • 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

Heavy Cream, Evaporated Milk (Milk, Vitamin D3), Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Cane Sugar), Water, Cane Sugar, Egg Yolks, Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Egg Whites, Contains 0.5% or Less of Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Acacia Gum, Guar Gum, Natural Flavors, Sunflower Lecithin, Salt, Cream of Tartar. Contains Milk, Egg, Wheat. May Contain Almond, Walnut.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Jul 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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