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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 26 Feb 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Wholemeal oat82.4%No flag
  • Sugar4%No flag›
  • Oat Bran4%No flag›
  • Corn Starch4%No flag›
  • Corn Syrup2.8%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Pear Puree<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Fruit juice<0.1%No flag›
  • And annatto extract<0.1%No flag
  • E340iii<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric Acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin E<0.1%No flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic Acid Added to Preserve Freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Minerals<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Zinc<0.1%No flag›
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Mineral nutrients<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin C<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • A B Vitamin<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin B<0.1%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin B2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin B<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin A<0.1%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • A B Vitamin<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin B<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin D1.3%No 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.

Show original label text

Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Oat Bran, Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Salt, Pear Puree Concentrate, Color (vegetable juice, fruit juice, and annatto extract), Tripotassium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) and Ascorbic Acid Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Zinc and Iron (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B,(thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B, Vitamin D.

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

1 critical · 5 moderate · 4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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