Belvita Soft Bakes
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
22g
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 1 emulsifier, 1 additive, 1 raising agent and 1 sweetener.
E322
Lecithin
Emulsifier
What it is. A natural emulsifier, usually from soya or sunflower.
Why it is used. Keeps chocolate smooth and stops ingredients separating.
What the evidence says. Safe and widely used. Only relevant if the source, such as soya, is an allergen for you.
Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E422 Glycerol other
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E965 Maltitol sweetener
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
Cereals 40.2% [WHEAT flour 21.5%, wholegrain cereals 16.4% [OAT grits 6.2%, buckwheat grits 6.2%, wholegrain WHEAT flour 1%, wholegrain BARLEY flour 1%, wholegrain spelt flour (WHEAT) 1%, OAT flakes 1 %), rice flour 2.2%, malted WHEAT flour 0.1 %], sugar, rapeseed oil, modified starch, chicory root fibre, isomaltulose***, humectant (glycerol), starch, fat reduced cocoa powder 2%, palm oil, minerals (calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, iron), emulsifier (SOYA lecithins), bulking agent (maltitols), salt, raising agent (sodium carbonates), flavourings, WHEAT gluten, dextrose, skimmed MILK powder.
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.