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Teasers Chocolate Block
Maltesers, TescoSnacks · 5000159483490

Teasers Chocolate Block

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 16 May 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

  • Sugar50%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter25%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder12.5%No flag
  • Cocoa paste6.3%No flag
  • Glucose syrup3.1%No flag›
  • Palm fat1.6%No flag
  • Lactose0.8%No flag›
  • Protein from whey0.4%No flag
  • From milk0.4%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.2%No flag
  • Whey powder0.2%No flag
  • Barley malt extract<0.1%No flag
  • Milkfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising 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
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural vanilla extractNo flag
  • SolidsNo flag
  • Cocoa solidsNo flag
  • TmNo flag›
  • DesignsNo flag
  • © marsNo flag
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sugar, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, cocoa mass, glucose syrup, palm fat, lactose and protein from whey (from milk), whey powder (from milk), barley malt extract, milk fat, emulsifier (soya lecithin), wheat flour, raising agents (e341, e500, e501), salt, natural vanilla extract. milk chocolate contains milk solids 14% minimum and cocoa solids 25% minimum. tm/ⓡ/designs/© mars

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 May 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 · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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