Mini Pies
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Saturates per 100g
9.50g
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 (2)
This label lists 1 antioxidant and 1 emulsifier.
E300
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Antioxidant
What it is. Vitamin C, added to protect colour and flavour and sometimes to fortify.
Why it is used. Stops browning in juices and cut fruit, protects fats, and boosts vitamin content.
What the evidence says. Beneficial and harmless at the levels used. Included here as a reminder that an E number is just a code, and plenty of them are ordinary nutrients.
Permitted freely, no concern.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E300
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- 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
6 Mini Chicken and Leek Pies: _Wheatflour_, British chicken (21%), butter (_milk_) (18%), leeks (5%), double cream (milk), maize flour, chicken stock (water, chicken bones, onions, carrots, leeks, parsley, garlic, white pepper, bay leaves), whole milk, onions, cornflour, pasteurised _egg_, yeast extract, salt, garlic puree, mushroom stock (concentrated mushrooms, water, rapeseed oil, salt, cornflour, onions, sugar), Barber’s Vintage Cheddar Cheese (milk), lemon juice, parsley, caramelized sugar, thyme, ground white pepper, yeast, flour treatment agent: ascorbic acid, emulsifier: E472e. 6 Mini Steak and Ale Pies: beef (31%), _wheatflour_, butter (_milk_) (18%), pale ale (_barley_) (4.5%), maize flour, onions, red wine, beef stock (water, beef bones, tomato puree, onions, carrots), cornflour, poppy seeds, beef dripping, pasteurised _egg_, tomato paste, salt, caramelized sugar, yeast extract, mushroom stock (concentrated mushrooms, water, salt, rapeseed oil, cornflour, onions, sugar), garlic puree, ground 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.