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Chocolate surprise
WaitroseDesserts · 5000169149379

Chocolate surprise

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Water45.6%No flag›
  • Whipping cream23.5%No flag
  • Sugar9.3%No flag›
  • Milk9.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder7.7%No flag
  • Milk chocolate3%No flag
  • Sugar1.8%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.6%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder0.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste0.2%No flag
  • Emulsifier0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Fat reduced cocoa powder0.8%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Stabilisers0.2%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Wheat glucose0.1%No flag
  • Beef gelatin<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids · E472b<0.1%No flag
  • StorageNo flag
  • Keep refrigerated below 5°CNo flag
  • 11401 02.20 nutritionNo flag
  • Typical values perNo flag
  • Energy 706kNo flag
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Water, whipping cream (milk) (15%), sugar, milk, skimmed milk powder, milk chocolate (3%) (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, emulsifier (soya lecithin)), fat reduced cocoa powder, modified maize starch, stabilisers (xanthan gum, carrageenan), wheat glucose, beef gelatine, maize starch, emulsifier (lactic acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids). ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens see ingredients in bold, May contain peanuts and nuts. STORAGE: Keep refrigerated below 5°C. 11401 02.20 NUTRITION: Typical values per 100g. Energy 706k),

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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