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Mcvitie's Club 5 Honeycomb Cake Crunchies

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Mar 2019

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. DiphosphatesMinor 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

  • Milk Chocolate34%No flag
  • Sugar18.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa Butter7.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste3.8%No flag
  • Skimmed Milk1.9%No flag
  • Whey0.9%No flag›
  • Butterfat0.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable Fats0.2%No flag
  • Shea butter0.1%No flag›
  • Palm0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifiers0.1%No flag
  • Soya Lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • E476<0.1%No flag
  • Natural Flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Sugar18.2%No flag›
  • Palm Vegetable Oils17.3%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Vegetable Oils12.5%No flag›
  • Shea butter9%No flag›
  • Sunflower4.5%No flag›
  • Flour2.2%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour1.1%No flag›
  • Calcium0.6%No flag›
  • Iron0.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.1%No flag
  • Thiamin0.1%No flag›
  • Water1.1%No flag›
  • Humectant0.6%No flag
  • Glycerine · E4220.6%No flag
  • Barley Malt Extract0.3%No flag
  • Glucose Syrup0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed Milk<0.1%No flag
  • Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
  • E471No flag
  • E475No flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Malted barleyNo flag›
  • Milk ProteinsNo flag›
  • Whole EggNo flag
  • Natural FlavouringNo flag
  • Egg WhiteNo flag›
  • Raising AgentsNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Disodium Diphosphates · E450iNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Fat Reduced Cocoa PowderNo flag
  • Modified StarchNo flag›
  • Apple JuiceNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Vegetable ExtractNo flag
  • SafflowerNo flag›
  • Product contains 3% biscuit piecesNo flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

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

Show original label text

Milk Chocolate (34%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Shea, Palm), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring], Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed, Shea, Sunflower), Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Humectant (Glycerine), Barley Malt Extract, Glucose Syrup, Dried Skimmed Milk, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Emulsifiers (E471, E475, Lecithin), Dried Whey (Milk), Dried Barley Malt Extract, Milk Proteins, Dried Whole Egg, Natural Flavouring, Dried Egg White, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphates), Salt, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Modified Starch, Caramelised Apple Juice, Maltodextrin, Vegetable Extract (Safflower), Product contains 3% biscuit pieces

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Mar 2019

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • DiphosphatesInorganic 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

4 moderate · 4 low · 8 not assessed

8 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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