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Sticky toffee muffin - Tesco
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Sticky toffee muffin - Tesco

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Diphosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg

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

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Sugar33%No flag›
  • Egg20%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil15.7%No flag›
  • Sticky Toffee Sauce7%No flag
  • Invert Sugar Syrup3.8%No flag›
  • Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk1.6%No flag
  • Skimmed Milk0.8%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Whipping Cream0.4%No flag
  • Salted Butter0.2%No flag
  • Glucose Syrup0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Muscovado Sugar<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Plain Caramel · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E471No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Gelling AgentNo flag
  • Amidated Pectin · E440bNo flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Rice Flour6%No flag›
  • Potato Starch6%No flag›
  • Tapioca Starch6%No flag
  • Salted Caramel Fudge Pieces5%No flag
  • Sugar2.8%No flag›
  • Fondant1.1%No flag
  • Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Glucose Syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Water0.3%No flag›
  • Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk0.5%No flag
  • Skimmed Milk0.3%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Glucose Syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Palm Fat0.1%No flag
  • Stabilisers<0.1%No flag
  • Amidated Pectin · E440b<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Humectant0.7%No flag
  • Glycerol · E4220.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Rice Starch0.2%No flag›
  • Corn flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Thickeners<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate · E481<0.1%No flag
  • Whole milk powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Egg White<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising AgentsNo flag
  • Disodium Diphosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Potassium Carbonate · E501iNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • DateNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
  • Caramelised SugarNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E471No flag
  • FlavouringsNo flag
  • 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, Pasteurised Egg, Rapeseed Oil, Sticky Toffee Sauce (7%) [Invert Sugar Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk (Skimmed Milk, Sugar), Sugar, Whipping Cream (Milk), Salted Butter (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Water, Muscovado Sugar, Colour (Plain Caramel), Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Salt, Gelling Agent (Amidated Pectin), Flavouring], Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Tapioca Starch, Salted Caramel Fudge Pieces (5%) [Sugar, Fondant (Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water), Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk (Skimmed Milk, Sugar), Glucose Syrup, Palm Fat, Stabilisers (Amidated Pectin, Sodium Alginate), Salt, Flavouring], Humectant (Glycerol), Nibbed Sugar, Rice Starch, Cornflour, Thickeners (Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate), Dried Whole Milk, Dried Egg White, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Carbonate), Water, Date Syrup, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Caramelised Sugar, Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Flavourings. Allergy Advice

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg.

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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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