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Desserts · 0072392032037

Twinkies dessert kit

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 7 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Oct 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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.
  7. Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    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

  • Pudding mix51.7%No flag
  • Sugar51.7%No flag›
  • Modified food starch24.2%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • E339ii2.5%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of the following2.5%No flag
  • E450iii2.5%No flag
  • Salt2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4712%No flag
  • Propyl gallate · E3102%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E5162%No flag
  • Cottonseed oil2%No flag›
  • Aspartame · E9512%Moderate

    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

  • Acesulfame potassium · E9502%Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Yellow 5 · E1021.2%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E1100.6%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Tbhq · E3190.3%No flag
  • Citric acid to preserve freshness0.1%No flag
  • Cream filling<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the followingNo flag
  • Propylene glycol monostearateNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Acetylated monoglyceridesNo flag›
  • E450iiiNo flag
  • Cocoa butterNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • Sodium carboxymethylcellulose · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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pudding mix: sugar, modified food starch, natural and artificial flavors, disodium phosphate, contains 2% or less of the following: tetrasodium pyrophosphate, salt, mono - and diglycerides, propyl gallate, calcium sulfate, cottonseed oil, aspartame*, acesulfame potassium, yellow 5, yellow 6, tbhq and citric acid to preserve freshness, cream filling: sugar, palm kernel oil, corn syrup solids, natural and artificial flavors (contains milk), modified food starch, contains 2% or less of the following: propylene glycol monostearate, sodium caseinate (contains milk), acetylated monoglycerides, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, cocoa butter, mono and diglycerides, silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose,

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 Oct 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
  • Sodium 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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 3 low · 3 not assessed

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