Red velvet cake, Tesco
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Cakes · United Kingdom

Red velvet cake

United Kingdom
NUTRI-SCOREABCDENOVA4
429 kcalper 100 g · 21% of the reference intake
39.0 gof sugars per 100 g
Barcode (EAN-13)5059697386992
GS1 prefix505 · GS1 UK
Additives13: E160a, E160ai, E202…
AllergensEggs, Gluten, Milk
5059697386992

Prefix 505 was issued by GS1 UK. It tells you where the code was registered, not where the product was made.

Nutrition

Per 100 g, with the share of an adult’s reference intake (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal)
Nutrient100 gReference intake
Energy429 kcal21%
Fat21.0 g30%
of which saturates5.0 g25%
Carbohydrate56.0 g22%
of which sugars39.0 g43%
Fibre1.2 g—
Protein3.5 g7%
Salt0.51 g8%

Open Food Facts, ODbL, record updated 27 March 2026 · Reference intakes: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex XIII.

Ingredients

As printed on the pack; allergens in bold

Sugar, Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Rapeseed Oil, Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (9%), Pasteurised Egg, Beetroot Juice from Concentrate, Butter (Milk), Humectant (Glycerol), Pasteurised Egg White, Palm Oil, Cornflour, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Cocoa Mass, Emulsifiers (Mono - and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Salt, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Flavouring, Whole Milk, Colour (Beta-Carotene). Pack ca *Referen Recyclin C CARTON Recycle Tesco Stor Welwyn Ga

  • E160acaroteneColour
  • E160aiBeta-caroteneColour
  • E202Potassium sorbatePreservative
  • E300Ascorbic acidAntioxidant · Sequestrant
  • E422GlycerolHumectant · Thickener
  • E450DiphosphatesEmulsifier · Humectant · Sequestrant · Stabiliser · Thickener
  • E450iDisodium diphosphateEmulsifier · Humectant · Sequestrant · Stabiliser · Thickener
  • E471Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acidsEmulsifier · Stabiliser
  • E475Polyglycerol esters of fatty acidsEmulsifier · Stabiliser
  • E500Sodium carbonatesStabiliser · Thickener
  • E500iiSodium hydrogen carbonateStabiliser · Thickener
  • E501Potassium carbonatesStabiliser
  • E501iiPotassium hydrogen carbonateStabiliser

Source: Open Food Facts, ODbL · additive names and functions: Open Food Facts taxonomy.

In its category

Position among 160 “cakes” products sold in the United Kingdom
Sugars39.0 g · median 35.4 g
Saturates5.0 g · median 5.5 g
Salt0.51 g · median 0.42 g

63% of products in the category contain less sugar than this one. The thin line marks the category median.

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Shelfpedia calculation from Open Food Facts (ODbL), products in the same category sold in the United Kingdom, values per 100 g.

Countries of sale

Sold under this barcode in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Source: Open Food Facts, countries of sale reported by contributors.

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