Hot chocolate

Name: Hot chocolate
Brand: coles

Hot chocolate by coles. Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "high"). 3 additives of concern.

VerdictConsider avoiding

Not
assessed

Concern band

No chemical concern signal for this product.

based on 0 ingredients

Food healthHigh

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Sugar50%—›
Fat-reduced cocoa26%—
Skim milk powder12%—
Vegetable fat6%—
From coconut6%—›
Glucose syrup3%—›
From wheat3%—
Salt1.5%—›
Stabiliser0.75%—
3390.75%—
Sweeteners0.375%—
9500.1875%—
9510.1875%—
Phenylalanine0.1875%—›
Storage0.1875%—
Aspartame (E951)⚠ moderate
Sodium phosphates (E339)⚠ low
Acesulfame K (E950)⚠ low

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sugar, fat-reduced cocoa (26%), skim milk powder, vegetable fat (from coconut), glucose syrup (from wheat (gluten free)), salt, stabiliser (339), sweeteners (950, 951), allergy advice contains milk and phenylalanine, storage

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Decision read

Probably skip for everyday use

Probably skip

This read is based on the product's overall high safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.

Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

No ingredient drivers are available for this product.