Coronation Chicken Sandwich
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
7.50g
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 (4)
This label lists 2 colours and 2 emulsifiers.
E471
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier
What it is. Fat derived emulsifiers, closely related to ordinary dietary fats.
Why it is used. One of the most used additives in food: bread, margarine, ice cream, cakes and sauces.
What the evidence says. The body handles these much as it handles other fats, and EFSA's re-evaluation raised no safety concern at the levels used. They sit in the same broad emulsifier and gut microbiome research question as the others, which remains unsettled.
Permitted without a numerical limit. The fat source is not always stated, which matters for some diets rather than for safety.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E471
E100
Curcumin
Yellow colour
What it is. The yellow pigment from turmeric root.
Why it is used. Colours mustards, sauces, dairy, confectionery and savoury snacks.
What the evidence says. A plant pigment people have eaten as a spice for a very long time, and regulators treat it as safe with an acceptable daily intake. EFSA noted that children who eat a lot of the foods it is used in could approach that intake, which is a reason to watch total use rather than a sign of harm.
Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E100
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- 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
Roast Chicken Breast (24%) Wheatflour contains Gluten (with Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Water Spinach (5%) · Oatmeal Sugar - Mango · Rapeseed Óil · Sultanas (2%) - Coconut Cream (Coconut Extract Water) · Butter (Milk) Wheat Bran (contains Gluten)- Salt Cornflour Single Cream (Milk) Yeast (Yeast Vitamin D Yeast) Coriander Pasteurised Egg Yolk Dried Apricots (contains Sulphites) Ground Spices (Coriander Cumin - Turmeric Fenugreek · Cardamon · Cayenne Pepper Nutmeg - Cinnamon · Black Pepper Ginger Cloves) · Sunflower Oil - Mango Purée Concentrated Onion Juice Glucose Syrup· Vinegar Dried Egg · Yeast Extract · Chicken Stock (Water - Chicken Bones · Šeaweed Chicken Skin Yeast Extract· Shiitake Mushrooms · Sugar) · Emulsifier: E471, E472e · Wheat Gluten White Wine Vinegar · Fructose Concentrated Lemon Juice Potato Starch · Malted Barley Flour (contains Gluten) - Carlic Purée · Ginger Purée · Tomato Purée · Dried Garlic · Colour: Paprika Extract, Curcumin · Mustard Extract Turmeric Extract Rice Flour · Oregano · Cracked Black Pepper · Dried Red Peppers Red Chilli Purée - Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid Ground Bay Leaves Palm Oil Palm Fat. For allergens see ingredients in bold. May contain bones.
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.