Spiced Meatball And Feta Wrap

Tesco

03421024

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

6

0 we grade moderate or higher

5 of them not yet assessed here

Salt per 100g

15.05g

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 3 raising agents, 1 acidity regulator, 1 emulsifier and 1 flour treatment agent.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier
Low limited evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

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

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
  • E450 Diphosphates raising agent
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
  • E503 Ammonium carbonates raising agent
  • E920 L-cysteine flour treatment 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.

Wheat Flour, Pork and Beef Meatballs (22%) [Pork, Beef, Wheat Flour, Tomato Purée, Water, Spices, Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Salt, Garlic Powder, Raising Agent (Ammonium Carbonate)], Water, Spinach, Greek Style Yogurt (Milk), Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Red Onion, Feta Cheese (Milk) (2%), Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, Tomato Paste, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Sugar, Salt, Onion, Lemon Juice, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Acidity Regulator (Malic Acid), Emulsifier (Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), White Wine Vinegar, Chilli Pepper, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Garlic Purée, Wheat Fibre, Red Chilli Purée, Tomato, Mint, Sunflower Oil, Cayenne Pepper, Cumin, Basil, Paprika, Oregano, Black Pepper, Flour Treatment Agent (L-Cysteine), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Powder, Coriander Powder, Onion Powder, Parsley, Chilli Flakes, Wheat Starch, Sea Salt. Wheat Flour contains: Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin. Made using British pork and beef. Allergy Advice

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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