handmade juicy mix baklava
pistachio sweet house ltd
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
6
1 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
28.10g
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 (6)
This label lists 2 colours, 1 acidity regulator and 1 additive. 2 more we cannot place from the code alone.
E102
Tartrazine
Yellow colour
What it is. A synthetic lemon yellow dye.
Why it is used. Colours soft drinks, sweets, sauces and snacks.
What the evidence says. One of the Southampton Six colours linked in a 2007 UK study to increased hyperactivity in some children. The effect is modest and does not affect every child, but it was enough for a mandatory on pack warning.
UK and EU require the label to warn it may affect activity and attention in children. Permitted in the US without that warning.
Assessed against UK FSA, EFSA. Full entry for E102
E160A
Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour
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.
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
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.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E142 No entry in our register
- E502 No entry in our register
- E900 Dimethyl polysiloxane other
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
Filo pastry (Wheat flour with "calisium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin", Water, Cornflour with anti-caking agent "Tricalicium phosphate", Salt, Syrup (sugar, glucose, rosewater, water, cinnamon, Pistachio flavour "natural", citric acid), Vegetable oils (Palm oil, ghee flavour, colour "beta-carotene", Anti-foaming agent "E900"). Nuts in varying proportions (%16) (Almond, Hazelnuts, Walnuts Cashews, Pistachio, Coconuts), Food colouring "E142, E102" Wheat flour, water, sunflower oil, sugar, Syrup (sugar, water, glucose, cinnamon, citric acid), Vegetable oils (Palm oil, shea oil). Flavouring, colouring, Nuts (10%), Walnuts, Cashew nuts, Almonds, Hazelnuts
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.