Barny bear cake
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (4)
This label lists 2 emulsifiers, 1 additive and 1 raising agent.
E322
Lecithin
Emulsifier
What it is. A natural emulsifier, usually from soya or sunflower.
Why it is used. Keeps chocolate smooth and stops ingredients separating.
What the evidence says. Safe and widely used. Only relevant if the source, such as soya, is an allergen for you.
Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E422 Glycerol other
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids emulsifier
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
wheat flour 23,6 %, glucose-fructose syrup, eggs 12,3 %, sugar, rapeseed oil 11 %, chocolate 6 % [cocoa paste, sugar, fat reduced cocoa powder, emulsifier (soya lecithins)], stabiliser (glycerol), wheat starch, whey powder (from milk), skimmed milk powder 1,1 % and whole milk powder 0,8 % (milk equivalent 17 %), raising agents (diphosphates, potassium carbonates), glucose syrup, emulsifiers (lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, soya lecithins), fat reduced cocoa powder 0,3 %, salt, natural flavouring, may contain nuts, not suitable for vegetarians, of carb
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.