Malteasers Hot Chocolate Pods
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
6
0 we grade moderate or higher
4 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100ml
61g
High
UK FSA front of pack threshold
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (6)
This label lists 2 acidity regulators, 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 anticaking agent and 1 emulsifier.
E466
Carboxymethyl cellulose
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A modified plant fibre used to thicken and stabilise.
Why it is used. Common in ice cream, low fat products, gluten free bakery and sauces.
What the evidence says. Falls in the same emulsifier and gut research bucket as polysorbate 80, with early human work hinting at effects on the microbiome. Interesting, not conclusive.
Permitted with limits.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E466
E471
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier
What it is. Fat derived emulsifiers, closely related to ordinary dietary fats.
Why it is used. One of the most used additives in food: bread, margarine, ice cream, cakes and sauces.
What the evidence says. The body handles these much as it handles other fats, and EFSA's re-evaluation raised no safety concern at the levels used. They sit in the same broad emulsifier and gut microbiome research question as the others, which remains unsettled.
Permitted without a numerical limit. The fat source is not always stated, which matters for some diets rather than for safety.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E471
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E339 Sodium phosphates acidity regulator
- E340 Potassium phosphates acidity regulator
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E551 Silicon dioxide anticaking agent
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
NESCAFÉ® DOLCE GUSTO Maltesers Maltesers 8 x 17g = 136g Préparation en Poudre Pour Boisson Maltée et au cacao maigre. Ingrédients: Sucre, Extrait de malt d'orge déshydraté (28%), Cacao maigre en poudre (11%), Huile de coco, Sirop de glucose déshydraté, Lait en poudre écrémé, Stabilisants (E412, E466, E340, E339, E4521), Préparation faible en sodium (sel de mer, chlorure de potassium, sulfate de magnésium), Antiagglomérant (E551), Sel, Protéines de lait, Emulsifiant (E471), Arômes. Convient aux végétariens.
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.