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Maltesers Buttons Orange
Maltesers,MarsSnacks · 5000159537964

Maltesers Buttons Orange

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 27 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

  • Sugar52.8%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder23.6%No flag
  • Cocoa butter11.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste5.9%No flag
  • Palm fat3%No flag
  • Milkfat1.5%No flag›
  • Lactose0.7%No flag›
  • Whey permeate0.4%No flag›
  • Whey permeate0.4%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural orange flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Raising of agentsNo 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
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • Whey powderNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vanilla extractNo flag›
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Sugar, skimmed _milk_ powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, palm fat, _milk_ fat, _lactose_, whey permeate (from _milk_), glucose syrup, _barley_ malt extract, emulsifier (_soya_ lecithin), _wheat_ flour, natural orange flavouring, raising of agents (E341, E500, E501), _wheat_ gluten, whey powder (from _milk_), salt, vanilla extract.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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 · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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