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Welshcakes
Tan y Castell BakerySnacks · 5060001830001

Welshcakes

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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.
  2. 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 Flour57.1%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour30%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i13.6%No flag
  • Iron6.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.4%No flag
  • Thiamin3.4%No flag›
  • Margarine21.4%No flag›
  • Palm Fat10.7%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil5.4%No flag›
  • Water2.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.4%No flag
  • Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acid · E4750.4%No flag
  • Flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Colours1.6%No flag
  • Annatto Bixin · E160b0.4%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Curcumin · E1001.2%No flag
  • Sugar10.7%No flag›
  • Grape5.4%No flag›
  • Sultanas2.7%No flag
  • Currants2.7%No flag
  • Egg2.7%No flag›
  • Raising Agents1.3%No flag
  • Disodium Diphosphate · E450i0.7%No flag
  • E501ii0.3%No flag
  • Wheat0.3%No flag›
  • Lemon Juice1.3%No 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 (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Margarine (Palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Salt, Emulsifier (Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acid), Flavouring, Colours (Annatto Bixin, Curcumin)), Sugar, Mixed Vine Fruits (Sultanas and Currants) (14%), Pasteurised Egg, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate) (Wheat), Lemon Juice (Sulphites)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • 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

2 low · 4 not assessed

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