Does Little debbie butterfly cakes contain artificial dyes?

Yes, Little debbie butterfly cakes contains 5 artificial dyes: Yellow 5, Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1, Titanium Dioxide.

Is Little debbie butterfly cakes safe for kids with dye sensitivity?

Little debbie butterfly cakes contains artificial dyes (Yellow 5, Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1, Titanium Dioxide) which have been linked to hyperactivity in some children. Consider dye-free alternatives.

Little debbie butterfly cakes

Name: Little debbie butterfly cakes
Brand: Mckee Foods

by Mckee Foods

Barcode: 0024300044458

CONTAINS 5 ARTIFICIAL DYES

This product contains artificial food coloring.

Yellow 5Red 3Red 40Blue 1Titanium Dioxide

Detected Dyes

Yellow 5 (Tartrazine, E102)

Red 3 (Erythrosine, E127)

Red 40 (Allura Red AC, E129)

Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue FCF, E133)

Titanium Dioxide (Titanium Dioxide, E171)

Ingredients

Sugar, corn syrup, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, palm and palm kernel oil, palm and soybean oils with tbhq and citric acid to protect flavor, dextrose. contains 2% or less of each of the following: soy flour, soybean oil, egg whites, corn starch, whey (milk), leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), salt, soy lecithin, mono - and diglycerides, titanium dioxide, sorbitan monostearate, sorbic acid (to preserve freshness), polysorbate 60, blue 1, yellow 5, red 3, red 40, natural and artificial flavors, polysorbate 80, arabic gum.