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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Potassium phosphates).
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Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 10 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Potassium 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.
Ingredients
- Degermed corn meal24%No flag
- Golden sugar1%No flag
- Mixed fruit0.5%No flag
- Strawberry puree0.3%No flag
- Apple puree0.3%No flag
- Vegetable blend4%No flag
- Carrot powder1%No flag
- Spinach powder1%No flag
- High monounsaturated canola4%No flag
- High monounsaturated sunflower oil2%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170i0.3%No flag
- For colour0.3%No flag
- E340iii0.3%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
- Tocopherols · E306<0.1%No flag
- For freshness<0.1%No flag
- Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
- For colour<0.1%No flag
- Rosemary extract · E392<0.1%No flag
- MineralsNo flag
- Niacinamide · E375No flag
- Vitamin B3 · E375No flag
- Potassium phosphates (E340)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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Whole grain oats, Degermed corn meal, Sugars (sugar and/or golden sugar, corn syrup, mixed fruit puree [strawberry puree, apple puree concentrate]), Dried vegetable blend (sweet potato powder, carrot powder, spinach powder), Corn starch, High monounsaturated canola, canola and/or high monounsaturated sunflower oil, Salt, Calcium carbonate, Sweet potato, apple, cherry and radish juice concentrate (for colour), Tripotassium phosphate, Natural flavour, Tocopherols (for freshness) Annatto extract (for colour), Rosemary extract, Vitamins and minerals: Iron, Niacinamide (vitamin B3), Calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), Folate.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Potassium phosphatesInorganic 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
- SaltModerate concern
- Calcium PantothenateModerate concern
- Pyridoxine HydrochlorideModerate concern
6 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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