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Cheesy Bites with Camembert
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Cheesy Bites with Camembert

Greenveil's read: looks good. Food health minor · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Minor
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 5 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium 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.
  2. PolyphosphatesMinor 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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Cheese44%No flag›
  • Including Camembert16%No flag
  • Milk15.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Microbial culture0.3%No flag
  • Vegetarian rennet0.3%No flag
  • Water10.3%No flag›
  • Butter8.5%No flag›
  • Thickeners4.6%No flag
  • 14422.3%No flag
  • 14501.1%No flag
  • 4611.1%No flag
  • Potato Starch2.3%No flag›
  • Milk Proteins1.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers1.1%No flag
  • 3390.6%No flag
  • 4520.6%No flag
  • Wheat Flour24.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oil16.4%No flag›
  • Water7.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Glucose Syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Thickeners0.3%No flag
  • 4640.1%No flag
  • 4660.1%No flag
  • Yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.3%No flag›
  • Herb0.3%No flag
  • Rice Flour0.3%No flag›
  • Barley Malt Extract0.3%No flag
  • Wheat Protein5.3%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

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

  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

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

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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Processed Cheese (44%) (including Camembert (16%) (Milk, Salt, Starter Culture, Non Animal Rennet), Water, Butter (Milk) Thickeners (1442, 1450, 461), Potato Starch, Milk Proteins, Emulsifiers (339, 452)), Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil, Water, Salt, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Thickeners (464, 466), Yeast, Dextrose, Herb, Rice Flour, Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Protein.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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