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Two bite vanilla cake filled with strawberry
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 5 Aug 2022
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Icing sugar53.1%No flag
- Strawberry filling23.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
- CarageenanNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
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Icing sugar (sugar, cornstarch), strawberry filling (water, sugar, strawberries, corn syrup, modified cornstarch, citric acid, sodium citrate, natural and artificial flavor, salt, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, carageenan, sodium benzoate (preservative), p
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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