Fruit and Fibre Muesli

Marks & Spencer

00819039

Processing

3

Processed foods

Group 3 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

2

0 we grade moderate or higher

1 of them not yet assessed here

Sugars per 100g

28.70g

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.

This label lists 2 preservatives.

E220 Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
Preservative
Low strong evidence

What it is. A preservative that stops browning and microbial growth.

Why it is used. Used in dried fruit, wine, some soft drinks and processed potato.

What the evidence says. Not a cancer concern, but a well established trigger for asthma symptoms and sensitivity in some people, which is why it is a declarable allergen. Clear, strong evidence, but the concern applies to a specific group rather than everyone.

Regulatory status UK Permitted with limits or a warning EU Permitted with limits or a warning US Permitted with limits or a warning

Permitted, but must be declared on the label when above a small threshold because of the allergy risk.

Assessed against EFSA, UK FSA. Full entry for E220

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E223 Sodium metabisulphite preservative

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.

Raisins flame (28%) (contiennent Huile de palme) · Flocons d'_avoine_ (15%) · Pétales de son de _blé_ 10% (Pétales de _blé_ · Sucre · Extrait de malt d'_orge_ Sel.), Pétales de _blé_ (10%) Dattes hachées 10% (Dattes, Farine de riz), Pétales de _blé_ malté grillé 9 (Pétales de _blé_ · Extrait de malt d'_orge_), Copeaux de noix de coco grillés 5% (Noix de coco, Conservateur : E223 (_Sulfites_)), Abricots secs 4% (Farine de riz, Conservateur : E220 (_Sulfites_))· Graines de lin doré · Graines de citrouille Graines de tournesol - _Noisettes_ grillées

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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