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Wheaten bread
Marks & SpencerPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 00212847

Wheaten bread

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

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 propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Brown Wheatflour50%No flag
  • Wheat flour27.9%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i11.1%No flag
  • Iron5.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.8%No flag
  • Thiamin2.8%No flag›
  • Buttermilk29%No flag›
  • Wheat flour10.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour5.3%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i2.6%No flag
  • Iron1.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.7%No flag
  • Thiamin0.7%No flag›
  • Golden Syrup5.3%No flag
  • Invert Sugar Syrup5.3%No flag›
  • Kibbled Wheat2.6%No flag
  • Kibbled Rye1.3%No flag
  • Butter0.7%No flag›
  • Raising Agent0.3%No flag
  • E500ii0.3%No flag
  • Molasses0.2%No flag›
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • E282<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • E202<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Repeseed OilNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • E471No flag
  • E472eNo flag
  • Palm FatNo flag
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Brown Wheatflour (_Wheatflour_, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Buttermilk (29%), _Wheatflour_ (_Wheatflour_, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, thiamin) Golden Syrup (Invert Sugar Syrup) (4%), Kibbled _Wheat_, Kibbled Rye, Butter (_Milk_) (3%), Raising Agent: Sodium Bicarbonate, Black Treacle, Preservative: E282, E202, Salt, Palm Oil, Repeseed Oil, Emulsifier: E471, E472e, Palm Fat

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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