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Asda essential self raising flour
AsdaPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 21084034

Asda essential self raising flour

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Fortified Wheat Flour62.5%No flag
  • Wheat Flour33.8%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i14.4%No flag
  • Iron7.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.6%No flag
  • B3 · E3753.6%No flag
  • Thiamin3.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin3.6%No flag›
  • Raising Agents18.8%No flag
  • Calcium Phosphate · E3419.4%Low

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

  • Sodium Carbonates · E5009.4%No flag
  • Including cereals containing gluten9.4%No flag
  • See ingredien in bold9.4%No flag
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Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Raising Agents (Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Carbonates). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredien in bold.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

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.

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