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Cheddar Scones
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Cheddar Scones

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 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

  • Wheat Flour55%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour28.5%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate13.3%No flag›
  • Iron6.6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.3%No flag
  • Thiamin3.3%No flag›
  • Cornish Buttermilk22.5%No flag
  • Milk22.5%No flag›
  • West Country Extra Mature Farmhouse Cheddar11.3%No flag
  • Milk11.3%No flag›
  • Butter5.6%No flag›
  • Milk5.6%No flag›
  • Free Range Pasteurised Egg2.8%No flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Raising Agents0.7%No flag
  • Disodium Diphosphate · E450i0.4%No flag
  • Sodium Bicarbonate0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • White Pepper0.2%No flag›
  • Cayenne Pepper0.2%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), Cornish Buttermilk (Milk) (22%), West Country Extra Mature Farmhouse Cheddar (Milk) (22%), Butter (Milk) (10%), Free Range Pasteurised Egg, Sugar, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, White Pepper, Cayenne Pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 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.

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