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WaitroseSnacks · 5000169206775

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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.

  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

  • Milk chocolate52%No flag
  • Sugar23.1%No flag›
  • Milk whey powder12.5%No flag
  • Emulsifier6.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin6.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder3.1%No flag
  • Cocoa paste1.6%No flag
  • Whole milk powder0.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.4%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour0.2%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Corn glucose syrupNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Raising agentsNo flag
  • Sodium carbonate · E500iNo flag
  • Disodium diphosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Ammonium carbonate · E503iNo flag
  • Golden syrupNo flag
  • FlavouringsNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo 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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Milk chocolate, sugar, milk whey powder, emulsifier soy lecithin, skimmed milk powder, cocoa mass, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, Fortified wheat flour, iron, calcium carbonate, niacin, wheat flour, thiamin, sugar, palm oil, maize glucose syrup, salt, raising agents, sodium carbonate, disodium diphosphate, ammonium carbonate, partially inverted refiners syrup, flavourings, emulsifier soy lecithin

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 moderate · 2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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