Shan RECIPE MIX PAKORA/BHAJIA MI Lentil Fritters M

Unknown brand

0788821064097

Processing

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

0 we grade moderate or higher

2 of them not yet assessed here

Salt per 100g

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 (3)

This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 anticaking agent and 1 raising agent.

E330 Citric acid
Acidity regulator No real concern strong evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
E551 Silicon dioxide anticaking 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

Split gram flour Salt, Red chilli, Cumin, Coriander, Fenugreek leaves, Black pepper, Fennel, Carom, Pomegranate seeds, Garlic, Raising agent: Sodium bicarbonate, Asafoetida, Acid: Citric acid, Maltodextrin, Cane sugar, Canola oil, Anticaking agent: Silicon dioxide. Allergy advice: May contain traces of sulphite, Sesame, Mustard, Wheat, Soy, Barley and Tree nuts. Shan CONNECT Complaints/Inquiries Toll Free: 0800 19000 No Preservative No Artificial Food Colour PAKORA/ BHAJIA MIX Shan is a Registered Trademark of Shan FZC UAE Shan is manufactured in USA, UK, SAUDI ARABIA, UAE & PAKISTAN MANUFACTURED BY Shan Foods (Private) Ltd. 29, Sector 23 Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi 74900, Pakistan.

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.

Processing level

NOVA group 4: Ultra-processed

Industrial formulations with additives, isolates and ingredients you would not cook with at home. The strongest modern evidence links high intake of these to poorer health outcomes.

Nutrients per 100g

Fat

Low

Saturates

Low

Sugars

Medium

Salt

High

Judged on the UK FSA front of pack thresholds for solid foods. A dash means the source has no figure, which is not the same as a low one.

Where this came from

Product data from Open Food Facts, which is crowd sourced and can be incomplete or out of date. Photograph from the same source, under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike licence. Open Food Facts last changed this record on 27 March 2026, and our copy is from 20 August 2026. The source is checked every night, and a product is rewritten here only when its record there changes. Something wrong? Correcting it at the source fixes it here and everywhere else that uses the same data. If the problem is one of our additive assessments, tell us.

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