Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 14 Feb 2024
Maltesers mini eggs
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 14 Feb 2024
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
- Cocoa paste5.8%No flag
- Sources include wheat2.9%No flag
- Barley malt extract1.5%No flag
- Emulsifier0.7%No flag
- Sources include wheat0.4%No flag
- Vegetable fat0.2%No flag
- Raising agents<0.1%No flag
- 341<0.1%No flag
- 501<0.1%No flag
- 500<0.1%No flag
- Natural<0.1%No flag
- FlavouringNo flag
- Milk chocolate contains a minimum of 28% cocoa solids and 25% milk solidsNo flag
- Calcium phosphates (E341)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
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sugar, milk solids, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, glucose syrup (sources include wheat), barley malt extract, emulsifier (soy lecithin), flour (sources include wheat), vegetable fat, raising agents (341, 501, 500), wheat glutén, salt, natural. flavour (vanilla extract). milk chocolate contains a minimum of 28% cocoa solids and 25% milk solids. may be present: tree nuts.
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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
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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