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Maltesers 400g + 10%
Maltesers, MarsSnacks · 5000159414951

Maltesers 400g + 10%

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sugar53.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder23.4%No flag
  • Cocoa butter11.7%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup5.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract2.9%No flag
  • Cocoa paste1.5%No flag
  • Milkfat0.7%No flag›
  • Lactose0.4%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.2%No flag
  • Palm fat<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E341Low

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

  • E500No flag
  • E501No flag
  • Glazing agentNo flag
  • Pectine · E440aNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural vanilla extractNo flag
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Sucre, lait écrémé en poudre, beurre de cacao, sirop de glucose, extrait de malt d'orge, pâte de cacao, matière grasse du lait, lactose, petit-lait en poudre, matière grasse de palme, farine de blé, émulsifiant (lécithine de soja), poudres à lever (E341, E500, E501), agent d'enrobage (pectine), sel, extrait naturel de vanille.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Mar 2026

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

1 moderate · 3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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