Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Vanilla & chocolate cupcakes
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- 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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Icing sugar19.4%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour3.6%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.9%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.1%No flag
- Vegetable oil shortening0.4%No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Sprinkles<0.1%No flag
- Icing sugar<0.1%No flag
- Shellac · E904No flag
- Fd&c red #40 · E129High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Fd&c red #3 · E127Moderate
Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- Skimmed milk powderNo flag
- Leavening blendNo flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Fd&c red #40 lakeNo flag
- Fd&c red #3 · E127Moderate
Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- BeetrootNo flag
- ColourNo 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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Sugar, icing sugar (sugar, cornstarch), water, eggs, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean and/or canola oil, vegetable oil shortening (canola oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), corn syrup, margarine (soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, whey [milk], soybean lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), modified cornstarch, sprinkles (icing sugar [sugar, cornstarch], palm kernel oil, modified cornstarch, cornstarch, shellac, sunflower lecithin, fd&c red #40, fd&c red #3, polysorbate 60), whey (milk), cocoa powder (processed with alkali), nonfat dry milk, leavening blend (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), mono - and diglycerides, salt, butter (cream, salt), emulsifier (propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides, soybean lecithin, citric acid [preservative]), natural flavor, soybean lecithin, fd&c red #40 lake, fd&c red #3, beet powder (color).
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- 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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