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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Snacks · 0078742084978

Triple Layer Red Velvet Cake

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

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%No flag
  • Sugar26%No flag›
  • Corn starch25%No flag›
  • Sugar21.4%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour13.8%No flag
  • Flour6.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Eggs6.9%No flag›
  • Cream cheese3.4%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream1.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.9%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4100.4%No flag
  • Soya oil1.7%No flag›
  • Water0.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Semi sweet chocolate0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Milkfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Egg white0.1%No flag›
  • White chocolate shavings<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter<0.1%No flag›
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Acacia<0.1%No flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Beta-carotene color<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkaliNo flag
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Glycerin · E422No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • High oleic sunflowerNo flag
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Invert sugarNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids · E475No flag
  • Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
  • Potassium sorbate preservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate preservativeNo flag
  • Sodium propionate preservativeNo flag
  • Propylene glycol alginate · E405No flag
  • Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsNo flag›
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Sorbitol · E420No flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • White confectionery drizzleNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated palm oilNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Yellow corn flourNo 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.

Show original label text

Powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), soybean oil, water, palm oil, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), egg whites, white chocolate shavings (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavor), contains 2% or less of: acacia (gum arabic), beta-carotene color, cellulose gum, citric acid, cocoa processed with alkali, corn syrup, datem, dextrose, enzymes, modified food starch, glycerin, guar gum, high oleic sunflower and/or canola oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, invert sugar, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, nonfat milk, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate preservative, sodium benzoate preservative, sodium propionate preservative, propylene glycol alginate, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, red 40, salt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitol, soy flour, soy lecithin, whey, white confectionery drizzle (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, milk, hydrogenated palm oil, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), xanthan gum, yellow corn flour.

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.
  • 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

What drives this

3 moderate · 6 low · 10 not assessed

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