BBQ Chicken & coleslaw
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
7
0 we grade moderate or higher
6 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
14.60g
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 (7)
This label lists 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 raising agents, 1 acidity regulator and 1 additive.
E415
Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A fibre made by fermenting sugars with a bacterium, which thickens liquids at very low doses.
Why it is used. Thickens sauces and dressings and gives structure to gluten free baking.
What the evidence says. Passes through largely undigested and is treated as safe by regulators, with no numerical intake limit. Very large amounts act as fibre does, which is a digestive effect rather than a safety one.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E422 Glycerol other
- 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
Chicken Breast (24%), Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Carrot, Cabbage, Lettuce, Sugar, Crème Fraîche (Milk), Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Paste, Spirit Vinegar, Cane Molasses, Palm Oil, Cornflour, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Malic Acid), Salt, Humectant (Glycerol), Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Smoked Paprika, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Black Pepper, Garlic Purée, Ground Cumin, Thyme, Wheat Fibre, Garlic Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Onion Powder, Malt Vinegar (Barley), Soya Bean, Mustard Seed, Barley Malt Extract, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Cumin Seed, Sunflower Oil.
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.