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Wegmans, Wegmans Food Markets Inc.Snacks · 0077890377901

Wegmans, pumpkin coffee cake

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. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Sugar52.2%No flag›
  • Pumpkin23.9%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour12%No flag
  • Eggs6%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Sour cream1.5%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized light cream0.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour0.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk solids0.4%No flag
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium acid pyrophosphate<0.1%No flag›
  • E501iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Oat flakes<0.1%No flag
  • OatsNo flag›
  • Rice starchNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sea saltNo flag›
  • Sunflower seedsNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Turmeric added for color · E100No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • 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, pumpkin, whole wheat flour, eggs, soybean oil, sour cream (cultured pasteurized light cream, nonfat milk, enzymes), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), buttermilk solids, corn starch, palm oil, spice, leavening (calcium acid pyrophosphate, potassium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), rolled oats, steel cut oats, rice starch, mono and diglycerides, sea salt, sunflower seeds, natural flavor, caramel color, xanthan gum, enzyme, turmeric added for color.

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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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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4 low · 8 not assessed

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