Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
McVities BN Popping Candy
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).
- Critical
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Milk Chocolate34%No flag
- Cocoa paste3.8%No flag
- Skimmed Milk1.9%No flag
- Vegetable Fats0.2%No flag
- Palm0.1%No flag
- Emulsifiers0.1%No flag
- E476<0.1%No flag
- Natural Flavouring0.1%No flag
- Niacin · E3750.6%No flag
- Humectant3.1%No flag
- Glycerine · E4223.1%No flag
- Popping CandyNo flag
- Palm FatNo flag
- Fruit and Vegetable ConcentratesNo flag
- BlackcurrantNo flag
- Carbon Dioxide · E290No flag
- Barley Malt ExtractNo flag
- Skimmed MilkNo flag
- Partially Inverted Sugar SyrupNo flag
- EmulsifiersNo flag
- E471No flag
- E475No flag
- Whole EggNo flag
- Raising AgentsNo flag
- Disodium Diphosphate · E450iNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Natural FlavouringNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
- Glucose-Fructose SyrupNo 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 (Palm, Shea), Emulsifiers (_Soya_ Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring], Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed, _Soya_), Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Humectant (Glycerine), Popping Candy (4%) [Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Palm Fat, Lactose (_Milk_), Fruit and Vegetable Concentrates (Radish, Blackcurrant, Apple, Sweet Potato, Cherry), Carbon Dioxide], _Barley_ Malt Extract, Glucose Syrup, Dried Skimmed _Milk_, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Emulsifiers (E471, E475, _Soya_ Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin), Dried Whey (_Milk_), Dried _Barley_ Malt Extract, _Milk_ Proteins, Dried Whole _Egg_, Dried _Egg_ White, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Modified Starch, Natural Flavouring, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Glucose-Fructose Syrup.
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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
7 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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