Pumpkin Loaf Cake: 4/10 ingredient score

Ingredient score

4/10

3 ingredients worth a closer look

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Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow)Moderate concern

Some children may be sensitive to mixtures of synthetic colors.

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BHTLimited concern

Animal studies are mixed, and regulators permit it within set limits.

Worth knowing; no urgent action implied.

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Caramel colorLimited concern

Some types contain 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen in animal studies; FDA sees no short-term risk at food levels.

Worth knowing; no urgent action implied.

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Ingredients

Enriched bleached wheat flour Flour Niacin Reduced iron Thiamine mononitrate Riboflavin Folic acid Sugar Eggs Water Soybean oilPumpkinEmulsifier blendPropylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acidsMono- and diglycerides Soy lecithin BHT and citric acidTo help protect flavorBleached wheat flour Modified corn starch Vital wheat gluten Light brown sugarMargarineHydrogenated soybean oil Water Salt Mono- and diglycerides Soy lecithin Sodium benzoateA preservativeCitric acid Natural and artificial flavorCalcium disodium EDTAAdded to protect flavorBeta caroteneColorVitamin A palmitate Whey Salt Caramel color Spices Citric acid Defatted soy flourSodium aluminum phosphateSorbic acidBaking soda Wheat starchSodium stearoyl lactylateXanthan gumSodium acid pyrophosphateNatural and artificial flavor Corn starch Sodium propionate Guar gum Yellow 6

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USDA FoodData Central record · updated Jul 14, 2017 · US · 16 oz/453 g

Product data and photos from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License and CC BY-SA. Product data from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov), in the public domain.

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