Sainsbury's bronchial balsam
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
None we have assessed
4 of them not yet assessed here
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (4)
This label lists 1 colour, 1 additive, 1 preservative and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E150C Ammonia caramel colour
- E210 Benzoic acid preservative
- E413 Tragacanth thickener
- E422 Glycerol 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
menthol 1mg, aniseed oil 3.5mcl and capsicum tincture 25mcl per 5ml. other ingredients ginger oleoresin, clove oil, peppermint oil, glycerol e422, glucose, sucrose, tragacanth e413, benzoic acid e210, caramel e150c, benzoin tincture, tolu tincture, ethanol and purified water.
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.