pie
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
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 (4)
This label lists 2 raising agents and 2 thickeners and gelling agents.
E415
Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A fibre made by fermenting sugars with a bacterium, which thickens liquids at very low doses.
Why it is used. Thickens sauces and dressings and gives structure to gluten free baking.
What the evidence says. Passes through largely undigested and is treated as safe by regulators, with no numerical intake limit. Very large amounts act as fibre does, which is a digestive effect rather than a safety one.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising 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
remove all packaging including foil tray. place on be heat in the centre of a preheated oven. chicken (21%), water, palm oil, pasteurised whole egg, potato starch, rice flour, maize flour, rapeseed oil, petit pois (3%), carrots (3%), onions, cornflour, chicken bouillon [chicken stock, sugar, salt, corn starch, onion concentrate], stabilisers (guar gum, xanthan gum), tapioca starch, dextrose, salt, raising agents (diphosphates, sodium carbonates), tomato paste, caramelised sugar syrup, white pepper. not suitable for microwave cooking. check product is piping hot before serving. do not reheat. we have given you these heating instructions as a storage keep frozen. for star marked freezers. allergy advice! for allergens, see ingredients in bold. no artificial colours or flavours. up to up to nutrition we suggest this product provides 1 serving up to per typical values (ovenbaked) per *** (18°c) until 100g pie once defrosted, do not refreeze. 668 recycling 1055 energy kj energy kcal 253 455 packed in the u.k. with chicken from the u.k. fo asda, leeds ls11 5ad/ asda, antrim bt41 4g fat
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.