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jaffa cake

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Jan 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

  • Sugar38.5%No flag›
  • Glucose-Fructose Syrup22.3%No flag
  • Wheat Flour16.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste14.1%No flag
  • Whole Egg6%No flag
  • Palm Oil2.4%No flag›
  • Concentrated Orange JuiceNo flag
  • Cocoa ButterNo flag›
  • StabiliserNo flag
  • Sorbitol · E420No flag
  • Gelling AgentNo flag
  • Pectins · E440aNo flag
  • AcidNo flag›
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • Raising AgentsNo flag
  • Sodium Carbonates · E500No flag
  • Diphosphates · E450Low

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

  • Whey PowderNo flag
  • EmulsifiersNo flag
  • Mono- and DiGlycerides of Fatty Acids · E471No flag
  • Lecithins · E322No flag
  • Natural Orange FlavouringNo flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Wheat StarchNo flag›
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Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Mass, Pasteurised Whole Egg (6%), Palm Oil, Concentrated Orange Juice (2.5%), Cocoa Butter, Stabiliser (Sorbitol), Gelling Agent (Pectins), Acid (Citric Acid), Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates, Diphosphates),Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifiers (Mono - and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Lecithins), Natural Orange Flavouring, Flavouring, Salt, Wheat Starch.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Jan 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

3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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