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Dutch Shortcake Dipped in Milk Chocolate
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Dutch Shortcake Dipped in Milk Chocolate

Greenveil's read: looks good. Food health minor · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

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 12 May 2026

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

  • Wheat Flour50%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oils25%No flag›
  • Palm Vegetable Oils12.5%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Vegetable Oils12.5%No flag›
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Milk Chocolate12.5%No flag
  • Sugar6.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa Butter3.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste1.6%No flag
  • Milk0.8%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Natural Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Raising AgentsNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • 450No flag
  • Lemon PeelNo flag›
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • Modified Starch 1414No flag
  • Natural FlavouringNo 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.

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Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Sugar, Milk Chocolate (15%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Milk Solids, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Natural Flavouring], Milk Solids, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, 450 (i)), Dried Lemon Peel, Thickener (Modified Starch 1414), Natural Flavouring. Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Milk, Soy.

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

1 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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