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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

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

  • Sugar51.5%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour24.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil12.1%No flag›
  • Eggs6.1%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil3%No flag›
  • Palm oils1.5%No flag›
  • Egg white0.8%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.4%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Vegetable juiceNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Vanilla flavouringNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Triethyl citrate · E1505No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • AlcoholNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Vanilla podNo 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.

Show original label text

Sugar, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, eggs, palm kernel and palm oils, egg whites, whey powder, nonfat milk, cocoa (processed with alkali), modified food starch, rice starch, soy lecithin (emulsifier), maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, natural flavor, baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, vegetable juice (color), corn starch, xanthan gum, vanilla flavor, guar gum, gum arabic, palm kernel oil, monocalcium phosphate, triethyl citrate, ascorbic acid (preservative), alcohol, citric acid (preservative), annatto extract (color), sunflower lecithin (emulsifier), vanilla bean.

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

What drives this

7 low · 11 not assessed

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