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Two-BiteSnacks · 0770981050737

Blackout Cupcakes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Icing sugar51.9%No flag
  • Sugar18.6%No flag›
  • Water14.8%No flag›
  • Fat7.4%No flag
  • Canola3.7%No flag›
  • Palm1.8%No flag
  • Modified palm0.9%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil0.9%No flag›
  • Soya bean3.7%No flag›
  • Canola oil1.8%No flag›
  • Egg0.9%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour0.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder0.2%No flag›
  • Chocolate filling0.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Milk ingredientsNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Sorbitol · E420No flag
  • Glucona delta lactoneNo flag
  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • Sodium carboxymethyl celluloseNo flag›
  • Glucose<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Fd&c red #40 lakeNo flag
  • Caramel · E150No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Allura red AC (E129)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • 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.

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low

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

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Icing sugar, sugar, water, shortening (canola, palm, modified palm and palm kernel oil), soybean and canola oil, egg, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa powder (processed with alkali), chocolate filling [high fructose corn syrup, water, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), modified corn starch, milk ingredients, canola oil, sorbitol, glucona delta lactone, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose], glucose, corn syrup, modified corn starch, whey powder, mono and diglycerides, palm oil, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), soybean lecithin, wheat gluten, high fructose corn syrup, corn flour, salt, natural and artificial flavor, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, color (fd&c red #40 lake, caramel), sodium bicarbonate, polysorbate 60.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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7 low · 8 not assessed

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