Love Your Veg! 6 Green Veg & Mozzarella Risotto Balls
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
1
0 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
Fat per 100g
12.10g
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 (1)
This label lists 1 preservative.
E202
Potassium sorbate
Preservative
What it is. The potassium salt of sorbic acid, which stops mould and yeast growth.
Why it is used. Used in cheese, baked goods, dried fruit, wine and dressings.
What the evidence says. Widely used and long regarded as one of the gentler preservatives. EFSA's 2015 re-evaluation lowered the acceptable daily intake and noted gaps in the genotoxicity data, asking for more work, while finding no evidence of harm at the levels actually used.
Permitted with maximum levels. EFSA has asked for further data rather than restricted it.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E202
Ingredients
cooked arborio rice (20%) (water, arborio rice, salt), rapeseed oil, mascarpone cheese (cows' milk) (mascarpone cheese (cows' milk), modified maize starch, sea salt, preservative: potassium sorbate), mozzarella cheese (cows' milk) (9%), breadcrumb (8%) (breadcrumb (fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), extra virgin olive oil, salt, yeast), basil, flavouring), spinach leaf (8%), carrot (6%), peas (6%), fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), green beans (4,5%), medium fat soft cheese (cows' milk), soya bean, potato starch, garlic purée, salt, wheat starch, parsley, basil, dried free range egg white, white pepper, thyme, black pepper extract, marjoram, rosemary, oregano, savory, tarragon,
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.