amber
E476
Castor-oil-derived emulsifier ubiquitous in compound chocolate. Same gut-barrier concerns as the other Chassaing-class emulsifiers.
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Woolworths Happy Birthday Chocolate Drip Cake 1.4kg
Is Woolworths Happy Birthday Chocolate Drip Cake 1.4kg low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 caution
1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Butter (16%)(Milk)Sugar (Maize Starch)SugarWaterDark Chocolate Drip (7%) (Invert Sugar, Dark Chocolate (Cocoa Mass(1), Sugar, Emulsifier (Lecithin (Soy)), Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Glucose Syrup, Water, Sugar, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder(1), Skimmed Milk Powder, Palm Oil, Natural Cocoa Flavouring(1), Natural Flavourings, Paprika Extract, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin, 473, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)), Cocoa Powder(1)(5%), Flour (Wheat Flour, Vitamins (Thiamine, Folate)), Wheat Flour, Canola Oil, Neufchatel Cheese (4%) (Milk, Cream (Milk), Salt, Stabilisers (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum), Starter Culture), Sour Cream (Cream (Milk), Pectin, Milk Solids, Sour Cream Cultures), Full Cream Milk, Egg, White Choc Plaque (Milk Powder, Cocoa Powder(1), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)), Acidity Regulator (500), Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Salt, Baking Powder (Mineral Salts (450, 500), Wheat Flour), Caramel Crisps (Milk, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, 476), Natural Flavours, Natural Colour (Annatto Extracts)). (1) Rainforest Alliance Certified. Find out more at ra.org
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
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