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0870572005228

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

5

2 we grade moderate or higher

2 of them not yet assessed here

Nutrients

Nothing above the low band

Or no figures recorded at all

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 colours, 1 acidity regulator and 1 thickener or gelling agent.

E110 Sunset Yellow FCF
Orange-yellow colour
Moderate moderate evidence

What it is. A synthetic orange yellow dye.

Why it is used. Colours squashes, sweets, snacks and desserts.

What the evidence says. Also one of the Southampton Six, carrying the same signal for hyperactivity in sensitive children.

Regulatory status UK Permitted with limits or a warning EU Permitted with limits or a warning US Permitted

UK and EU require the children's activity warning. Permitted in the US.

Assessed against UK FSA, EFSA. Full entry for E110

E129 Allura Red AC
Red colour
Moderate moderate evidence

What it is. A synthetic red dye, sometimes labelled Red 40 in the US.

Why it is used. Colours sweets, drinks, cereals and baked goods.

What the evidence says. Another Southampton Six colour. Beyond the hyperactivity signal, some newer animal research on gut inflammation has renewed interest, though that is early and not settled in humans.

Regulatory status UK Permitted with limits or a warning EU Permitted with limits or a warning US Permitted with limits or a warning

Children's activity warning in the UK and EU. In the US it remains permitted, though several states have moved to restrict synthetic dyes in school food.

Assessed against UK FSA, EFSA, US FDA. Full entry for E129

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

  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF colour
  • E428 Gelatine thickener

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.

glucose syrup, sugar, beef gelatin (halal), corn starch, citric acid (e-330), hydrogenated vegetabl oil, artificial food flavors (mango, pineapple, strawberry , orange) and artificial food colors: e (fd ,c yelow 5) e-110 (fd , c yelow 6), e-12 ,c red 40), e-133 fd,c blue 1), (5w)なんき m-102f,jllu -(1化びをじた)e iso 22000 certified mala 107 o870572005228

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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