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Jaffa cakes
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Jaffa cakes

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. 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

  • Glucose-fructose syrup50%No flag
  • Dark chocolate19%No flag
  • Sugar10.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste4.1%No flag
  • Vegetable fats2%No flag
  • Palm1%No flag
  • Shea butter1%No flag›
  • Butterfat1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.5%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers0.3%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • E4760.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Sugar9.5%No flag›
  • Flour9.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour4.8%No flag›
  • Calcium2.4%No flag›
  • Iron1.2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.6%No flag
  • Thiamin0.6%No flag›
  • Whole egg6%No flag
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.5%No flag›
  • Concentrated orange juice0.8%No flag
  • Glucose syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable oils0.2%No flag›
  • Sunflower vegetable oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm vegetable oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Humectant<0.1%No flag
  • Glycerine · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Gelling agent<0.1%No flag
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agents<0.1%No flag
  • E503iiNo flag
  • Disodium diphosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Whole eggNo flag
  • Acidity regulatorNo flag
  • Sodium citrates · E331No flag
  • Natural orange flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Curcumin · E100No flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Product contains the equivalent of 8% orange juiceNo flag
  • Including cereals containing glutenNo 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

glucose-fructose syrup, dark chocolate (19%) [sugar, cocoa mass, vegetable fats (palm, shea), butter oil (milk), cocoa butter, emulsifiers (soya lecithin, e476), natural flavouring], sugar, flour (wheat flour, calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), whole egg, water, dextrose, concentrated orange juice, glucose syrup, vegetable oils (sunflower, palm), humectant (glycerine), gelling agent (pectin), acid (citric acid), raising agents (ammonium bicarbonate, disodium diphosphate, sodium bicarbonate), dried whole egg, acidity regulator (sodium citrates), natural orange flavouring, colour (curcumin), emulsifier (soya lecithin). product contains the equivalent of 8% orange juice. for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

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 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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