Unwrapped Food

Strawberry compote trifle

M & S

00392839

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

8

0 we grade moderate or higher

7 of them not yet assessed here

Sugars per 100g

14.67g

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 (8)

This label lists 2 colours, 2 raising agents, 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator and 1 additive.

E407 Carrageenan
Thickener and stabiliser Low limited evidence

What it is. A gel forming fibre extracted from red seaweed.

Why it is used. Thickens dairy, plant milks, desserts and some processed meats.

What the evidence says. Food grade carrageenan is permitted. A degraded form called poligeenan is harmful, but that is not what goes into food. Some lab and animal work links carrageenan to gut inflammation, which keeps it under review, but human evidence is limited and mixed.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted, including in organic food in many places, though a few specialist products avoid it as a precaution.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E407

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E160 Carotenes colour
  • E163 Anthocyanins colour
  • E327 Calcium lactate acidity regulator
  • E422 Glycerol other
  • E440 Pectin thickener
  • E450 Diphosphates raising agent
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising 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

Lait écrémé • Crème à fouetter (Lait) • Fraises • Sucre • Eau • Lait en poudre écrémé • Farine de blé (contient Gluten) • Jus de fraise • Amidon de tapioca • : Œufs de poules élevées en plen air pasteurisés • Fécule de maïs • Gélifiant : Pectine issue de Fruits) • Amidon de riz • Jus de citron concentré • Humectant : Glycérol • ctosérum en poudre (Lait) • Blanc d'œufs de poules élevées en plein air en poudre • Arômes • Correcteur d'acidité : E327 • Colorant : Caroténoïdes, Anthocyanes Ossus de ; Carottes noires) • Poudre à lever : Bicarbonate de soude, E450 • Stabilisant : Carraghénanes. Pour les allergènes, voir les ingrédients indiqués en gras. Ne convient pas aux personnes allergiques aux fruits à coque et aux arachides en valson des : méthodes de fabrication. CONSERVATION

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.

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