Peanut Butter
Bega
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
3
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
25.10g
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 (3)
This label lists 3 emulsifiers.
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
- E470A Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids emulsifier
- E472E Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters (DATEM) emulsifier
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
b • wheatflour contains gluten (with wheatflour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin) moistened dried vine fruits (34%) (sultanas vostizza currants - water) - water sugar pasteurised egg (2.5%) mixed peel (orange peel - lemon peel) (2%). unsalted butter (milk) (2%) dried wheat gluten invert sugar syrup - yeast - rapeseed oil - malted wheat (contains gluten) salt emulsifier: e471, e472e, e470a - ground sweet cinnamon (cassia) dextrin palm fat - flavouring - ground coriander seeds wheat starch (contains gluten). for allergens see ingredients in bold. not suitable for those with a sesame allergy. suitable for vegetarians eur épices et aux ceufs, avec un mélange de raisins de stizza et d'écorces d'orange et de citron auten (avec farine de blé, carbonate de calcium, fer, ratés (34%) (raisins de smyrne raisins de corinthe eurise (2,5%) mélange d'écorces (ecorce d'orange. 2%) cluten de blé déshydraté sirop de sucre inverti * 580s 325ge
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.