Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Maltesers, chocolate malt balls
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Calcium phosphates).
- Critical
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Skimmed milk powder25%No flag
- Barley malt extract3.1%No flag
- Cocoa paste1.6%No flag
- Palm fat0.8%No flag
- Whey powder0.2%No flag
- Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
- Sorbitan tristearate · E492<0.1%No flag
- Raising agentsNo flag
- Calcium phosphates · E341Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Sodium carbonates · E500No flag
- Potassium carbonates · E501No flag
- Glazing agentNo flag
- Pectin · E440aNo flag
- Natural vanilla extractNo flag
- SolidsNo flag
- Milk chocolate contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butterNo flag
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Sugar, skimmed milk powder, cocoa butter, glucose syrup, barley malt extract, cocoa mass, palm fat, lactose, whey powder (from milk), milk fat, wheat flour, emulsifiers (soya lecithin, sorbitan tristearate), palm oil, raising agents (calcium phosphates, sodium carbonates, potassium carbonates), salt, glazing agent (pectin), natural vanilla extract, milk chocolate contains milk solids 14% minimum, milk chocolate contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter.
Alerts
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
- SugarLow concern
- Cocoa ButterLow concern
- Glucose SyrupLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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