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Alfajores chocolate

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Milk caramel50%No flag
  • Skimmed milk25%No flag
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Soya oil6.3%No flag›
  • Glucose3.1%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract1.6%No flag›
  • E500ii1.6%No flag
  • Chocolate25%No flag›
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil6.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa6.3%No flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Natural vanilla flavouringNo flag
  • All purpose flour12.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour6.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour3.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • A b vitamin1.6%No flag
  • Iron0.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • A b vitamin0.2%No flag
  • Butter6.3%No flag›
  • Sweet cream3.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring1.6%No flag
  • Milk1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar3.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch1.6%No flag›
  • Egg0.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.4%No flag›
  • Honey0.2%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Vanilla bean extractives in water<0.1%No flag
  • Alcohol<0.1%No flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Milk caramel (low fat milk, sugar, soybean oil, glucose, vanilla extract, sodium bicarbonate), chocolate (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa [20%], emulsifier [soy lecithin], natural vanilla flavouring), all purpose flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin [a b vitamin], iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid [a b vitamin]), butter (sweet cream, natural flavoring, milk), sugar, corn starch, egg, cocoa, honey, vanilla extract (vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol), baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 low · 5 not assessed

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