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Raspberry Trifle

Sainsbury's

01171204

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

10

0 we grade moderate or higher

8 of them not yet assessed here

Saturates per 100g

5.60g

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 (10)

This label lists 3 colours, 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 acidity regulators and 2 raising agents.

E160A Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour No real concern strong evidence

What it is. The orange pigments found in carrots and other vegetables, either extracted or made synthetically.

Why it is used. Colours margarine, soft drinks, dairy, and sweets.

What the evidence says. The same compound the body turns into vitamin A, and safe at the levels used in food. High dose beta-carotene supplements have been linked to harm in smokers, but those doses are far above anything a colour in food delivers, and conflating the two is a common mistake.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted. The supplement findings apply to concentrated doses, not to food colouring.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E160A

E330 Citric acid
Acidity regulator No real concern strong evidence

What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.

Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.

What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E1412 Distarch phosphate thickener
  • E163 Anthocyanins colour
  • E170 Calcium carbonate colour
  • E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
  • E417 Tara gum thickener
  • 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

Custard (28%) (Cows' Milk, Skimmed Cows' Milk, Sugar, Thickener: Hydroxy Propyl Distarch Phosphate; Water, Stabiliser: Pectins; Flavouring, Colour: Mixed Carotenes), Water, British Cream (Cows' Milk) (19%), Raspberries (13%), Sugar, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Pasteurised Whole Egg, Dextrose, Stabilisers: Pectins, Calcium Phosphate, Tara Gum; Raspberry Concentrate, Skimmed Cows' Milk Powder, Milk Protein Concentrate (Cows' Milk), Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate; Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Bicarbonate; Flavouring, Pasteurised Egg White, Colour: Anthocyanins.

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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