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Smoked Ham & Cheese on Malted Bread
WaitroseSandwiches · 5000169142561

Smoked Ham & Cheese on Malted Bread

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

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. PolyphosphatesMinor 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

  • Bread50%No flag
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i12.5%No flag
  • Iron6.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Thiamin1.6%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Malted wheat flakes0.4%No flag
  • Wheat bran0.2%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Malted barleyv flour<0.1%No flag
  • Malted wheat flour<0.1%No flag
  • Spirit vinegarNo flag
  • Monodiacetyl tartaric acid ester of monodiglyceride fatty acidsNo flag
  • Wheat proteinsNo flag
  • Rapeseed oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • HamNo flag
  • HamNo flag
  • Corn dextroseNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • DipoluphosphateNo flag
  • Tri-polyphosphatesNo flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Sodium nittriteNo flag
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • MayonnaiseNo flag
  • Rapeseed oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Pasteurised egg yolkNo flag
  • Spirit vinegarNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Polyphosphates (E452)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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Malted bread (_wheat_ flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin, water, malted _wheat_ flakes, _wheat_ bran, yeast, salt, malted _barleyv flour, malted _wheat_ flour, spirit vinegar, mono-diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono-diglyceride fatty acids, wheat proteins, rapeseed oil, palm oil, smoked ham 26 % (pork, maize dextrose, salt, potassium chloride, di-poluphosphate, tri-polyphosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium nittrite), cheddar _cheese_ 17 %, mayonnaise (rapeseed oil, water, pasteurised _egg_ yolk, spirit vinegar, sugar, cornflour, concentrated lemon juice, salt).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic 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

4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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