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Snacks · 0040000527817

Chocolatey candies

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

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

  • Sugar44.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk22%No flag
  • Cocoa butter15.3%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup10.3%No flag›
  • Chocolate5.1%No flag›
  • Lactose2.6%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract1.3%No flag
  • Vegetable oil0.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.8%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Milkfat0.3%No flag›
  • Less thanNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sorbitan tristearate · E492No flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • E501iiNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Wheat syrupNo flag
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo 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.

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Sugar, skim milk, cocoa butter, glucose syrup solids, chocolate, lactose, barley malt extract, vegetable oil (palm oil, palm kernel oil), milkfat, less than 2% - soy lecithin, sorbitan tristearate, leavening (monocalcium phosphate, potassium bicarbonate, baking soda), wheat syrup, pectin, artificial flavor.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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