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12 jaffa cakes
Everyday EssentialsSnacks · 4088600058276

12 jaffa cakes

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. 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

  • Orange filling36%No flag
  • Fructose-glucose syrup15.5%No flag
  • Sugar9%No flag›
  • Water7%No flag›
  • Concentrated orange juice3%No flag
  • Gelling agents0.8%No flag
  • Pectins · E440a0.8%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
  • Acidity regulators0.2%No flag
  • Sodium citrates · E3310.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Dark chocolate22%No flag
  • Sugar13.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste4.4%No flag
  • Cocoa butter2.2%No flag›
  • Emulsifier1.1%No flag
  • Lecithins · E3221.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour14.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour8%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i3.3%No flag
  • Iron1.6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.8%No flag
  • Thiamin0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Egg blend6.3%No flag
  • Egg3.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.6%No flag›
  • Humectant1.6%No flag
  • Glycerol · E4221.6%No flag
  • Stabiliser4.3%No flag
  • Diphosphates · E4502.2%Low

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

  • Raising agent2.2%No flag
  • Sodium carbonates · E5002.2%No flag
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orange flavoured filling (36%) (fructose-glucose syrup, sugar, water, concentrated orange juice (3%), gelling agents: pectins, citric acid, acidity regulators: sodium citrates, citric acid; flavouring), plain chocolate (22%) (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier, lecithins (soya)), wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, egg blend (pasteurised egg, dextrose, humectant: glycerol), stabiliser, diphosphates, raising agent: sodium carbonates.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

1 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 2 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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