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Two-BiteSnacks · 0770981050720

Red velvet cupcakes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 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

Why it's rated this way

3 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.

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
  • Sugar20.1%No flag›
  • Cream cheese14%No flag
  • Cream7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk3.5%No flag
  • Bacterial culture1.8%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4101.5%No flag
  • Fat7%No flag
  • Canola3.5%No flag›
  • Palm1.8%No flag
  • Modified palm0.9%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil0.4%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour0.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Water0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Canola oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Whey powderNo 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›
  • BreadcrumbsNo flag
  • Fortified wheat flourNo flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Ferrous sulfateNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • FructoseNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Fd&c red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E160aiNo flag
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No 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.

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Icing sugar, sugar, cream cheese (cream, skim milk, bacterial culture, salt, carob bean gum), shortening (canola, palm, modified palm and palm kernel oil, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean and canola oil, egg, chocolate liquor, modified corn starch, whey powder, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), soybean lecithin, wheat gluten, bread crumb [enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, salt, yeast, canola oil], fructose, salt, color (fd&c red #40, beta carotene), cocoa powder (processed with alkali), artificial flavor, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 60.

Alerts

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 2 low · 8 not assessed

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