SAUSAGE PASTA
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
5
0 we grade moderate or higher
4 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
3.60g
Medium
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 (5)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 antioxidant, 1 additive, 1 preservative and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
E202
Potassium sorbate
Preservative
What it is. The potassium salt of sorbic acid, which stops mould and yeast growth.
Why it is used. Used in cheese, baked goods, dried fruit, wine and dressings.
What the evidence says. Widely used and long regarded as one of the gentler preservatives. EFSA's 2015 re-evaluation lowered the acceptable daily intake and noted gaps in the genotoxicity data, asking for more work, while finding no evidence of harm at the levels actually used.
Permitted with maximum levels. EFSA has asked for further data rather than restricted it.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E202
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E301 Sodium ascorbate antioxidant
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E451 Triphosphates acidity regulator
- E509 Calcium chloride other
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
Cooked Penne Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Water, Tomato, Passata, British Pork Sausage (filled in to alginate casings) (8%) (Pork, Water, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Potato within the use by date. Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Calcium Alginate Casing in 2 months. (Water, Thickener: Guar Gum, Calcium Chloride, Dextrose, Tapioca, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate), Dextrose, Stabiliser: Sodium Triphosphate; Black per % adult RI adult RI Pepper, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Mace, Pepper Extract, Mace Extract, Nutmeg Extract, Ginger Extract, 8400 Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate), Tomato Juice, Mature 2000 Cheddar Cheese (3%) (Cows' Milk), Tomato Purée, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Cornflour, Sugar, Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, White Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Carrot, Salt, Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper.
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.