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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Apr 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Calcium 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Fortified wheat flour53.3%No flag
  • Niacin · E37523.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron11.7%No flag›
  • Thiamine mononitrate vitamin b15.8%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E1012.9%No flag
  • Vitamin b211.5%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat0.7%No flag
  • Palm0.4%No flag
  • Soya bean0.2%No flag›
  • Canola<0.1%No flag›
  • Tocopherols · E306<0.1%No flag
  • Added as an antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • An emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • E503ii<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Whole egg<0.1%No flag
  • Wheaz soyNo flag
  • Milk no preservatives added partially produced with gend tic en gineeringNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)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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bleached enriched wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate vitamin b1], riboflavin (vitamin b21, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening (palm, soybean, canola, tocopherols [added as an antioxidant]), high fructose corn syrup, salt, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), leavening (monocalcium phosphate, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate), natural and artificial flavors, whole egg solids, milk contains: egg, wheaz soy, milk no preservatives added partially produced with gend tic en gineering

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Apr 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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 · 1 not assessed

1 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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