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Custard slices
WaitroseSnacks · 5000169410813

Custard slices

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Diphosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 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

  • Custard61%No flag
  • Water33.6%No flag›
  • Cream13.7%No flag›
  • Sugar6.9%No flag›
  • Milk proteins3.4%No flag›
  • Corn flour1.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.9%No flag›
  • Stabilisers0.4%No flag
  • Pectin · E440a0.2%No flag
  • Calcium sulphate · E5160.1%No flag
  • E450iii0.1%No flag
  • Flavourings0.2%No flag
  • Gelling agent0.1%No flag
  • Sodium alginate · E4010.1%No flag
  • Colour0.1%No flag
  • Carotenes · E160a0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour20.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour10.5%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i5.1%No flag
  • Folic acid2.5%No flag›
  • Iron1.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.6%No flag
  • Thiamin0.6%No flag›
  • Sugar9.2%No flag›
  • Certified sustainable palm fat4.6%No flag
  • Certified sustainable palm oil2.3%No flag›
  • Unsalted butter1.1%No flag
  • Glucose syrup0.6%No flag›
  • Rapeseed oil0.3%No flag›
  • Invert sugar syrup0.1%No flag›
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ColoursNo flag
  • Carotenes · E160aNo flag
  • Lutein · E161bNo flag
  • Flour treatment agentNo flag
  • L-cysteine hydrochloride · E920No flag
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo 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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Custard 61% (water, cream (_milk_), sugar, _milk_ proteins, cornflour, dextrose, stabilisers (pectin, calcium sulphate, tetrasodium diphosphate), flavourings, gelling agent (sodium alginate), colour (carotenes)), wheat flour (_wheat_ flour, calcium carbonate, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, certified sustainable palm fat, certified sustainable palm oil, unsalted butter (_milk_), glucose syrup, rapeseed oil, invert sugar syrup, _soya_ flour, cocoa butter, _milk_ powder, salt, colours (carotenes, lutein), flour treatment agent (L-cysteine hydrochloride), concentrated lemon juice, emulsifier (_soya_ lecithin), flavouring

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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