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6 tea cakes
Thomas Tunnock LtdSnacks · 5010975030020

6 tea 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 9 May 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

  • Mallow38%No flag
  • Sugar19%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup9.5%No flag›
  • Egg white9.5%No flag›
  • Milk chocolate34%No flag
  • Sugar17%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter8.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste4.3%No flag
  • Standardised whole milk2.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder1.1%No flag
  • Palm oil0.5%No flag›
  • Shea butter0.3%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Biscuit28%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour14%No flag
  • Wheat flour7%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i3.5%No flag
  • Niacin · E3751.8%No flag
  • Iron0.9%No flag›
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil7%No flag›
  • Palm Vegetable oil3.5%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Vegetable oil3.5%No flag›
  • Sugar3.5%No flag›
  • Raising agents1.8%No flag
  • E500ii1.8%No flag
  • Disodium diphosphate · E450i1.8%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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Mallow (38%) (Sugar, Glucose syrup, Egg white), Milk chocolate (34%) (Sugar, Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, Standardised whole milk, Skimmed milk powder, Palm oil, Shea butter, Emulsifier [soya lecithin], Flavouring), Biscuit (28%) (Fortified wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, niacin, iron, folic acid, thiamin], Vegetable oil [palm, rapeseed], Sugar, Raising agents [sodium bicarbonate, disodium diphosphate]).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 May 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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