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Wheat Flakes

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

Food health: Critical
Chemical concern: Not assessed

Allergens

Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Oct 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

Sodium phosphatesMinor 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.

Whole wheat51.9%No flag
Sugar22.2%No flag›
Salt12.9%No flag›
Corn syrup6.5%No flag›
Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
E339iii2%No flag
Molasses1%No flag›
Vitamins0.5%No flag›
Minerals0.2%No flag
Calcium carbonate · E170i0.1%No flag
Iron<0.1%No flag›
Ferric orthophosphate<0.1%No flag›
Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
Vitamin a<0.1%No flag›
Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
Vitamin eNo flag›
AcetateNo flag›
Niacinamide · E375No flag
ZincNo flag›
Zinc oxideNo flag›
ThiaminNo flag›
Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
VitaminsNo flag›
Vitamin B6No flag›
Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
Vitamin dNo flag›
CholecalciferolNo flag›
VitaminsNo flag›
Vitamin B2 · E101No flag
Riboflavin · E101No flag
Folic acidNo flag›
Vitamin B12No flag›
CyanocobalaminNo flag›
Sodium phosphates (E339)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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WHOLE WHEAT, SUGAR, SALT, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVOR, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MOLASSES. VITAMINS AND MINERALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE, IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE), VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), VITAMIN E (ACETATE), NIACINAMIDE, ZINC (ZINC OXIDE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN D (CHOLECALCIFEROL), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Oct 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

Sodium phosphatesInorganic 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

Vitamin DCritical concern
SaltModerate concern
MolassesModerate concern

1 critical · 7 moderate · 1 minor · 3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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Wheat Flakes

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