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Maltesers 400g
Maltesers, Mars, Mars IncorporatedSnacks · 5000159437967

Maltesers 400g

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 17 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

  • Sugar39.5%No flag›
  • Ingrédients du lait21%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder15.8%No flag
  • Butterfat5.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter14%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup14%No flag›
  • Barley malt extract7%No flag
  • Cocoa paste2.3%No flag
  • Lactose1.1%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.6%No flag
  • Vegetable fat0.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Phosphate de calcium · E341<0.1%Low

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

  • Carbonate de sodium · E500iNo flag
  • Carbonate de potassium · E501iNo flag
  • Glazing agent<0.1%No flag
  • Pectine · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural vanilla extractNo flag
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Sucre, ingrédients du lait (21%) (lait écrémé en poudre, beurre concentré), beurre de cacao, sirop de glucose, extrait de malt d'orge (7%), pâte de cacao, lactose, petit-lait en poudre, matière grasse végétale, farine de blé, émulsifiant (lécithine de soja), poudres à lever (phosphate de calcium, carbonate de sodium, carbonate de potassium), 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 17 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 · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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