North Pole £1 MILK HOT CHOCOLATE FLAVOUR MIX INCLU
Unknown brand
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
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.
Additives (6)
This label lists 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 acidity regulators and 1 anticaking agent.
E466
Carboxymethyl cellulose
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A modified plant fibre used to thicken and stabilise.
Why it is used. Common in ice cream, low fat products, gluten free bakery and sauces.
What the evidence says. Falls in the same emulsifier and gut research bucket as polysorbate 80, with early human work hinting at effects on the microbiome. Interesting, not conclusive.
Permitted with limits.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E466
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate thickener
- E340 Potassium phosphates acidity regulator
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E452 Polyphosphates acidity regulator
- 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
Sugar, non-dairy creamer (glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oi sugar, stabiliser: E1450; acidity regulato E340 (ii); emulsifier: E466, E452 (1) anticaking agent: E551), cocoa powder (8.0%), salt, thickener: E412. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Allergy advice: May contain egg, milk, nuts, peanuts, soya and wheat.
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.