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Gooey brownie

Halo Top

1230000022705

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

11

0 we grade moderate or higher

9 of them not yet assessed here

Sugars per 100g

21g

Medium

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 (11)

This label lists 3 sweeteners, 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 additives, 2 raising agents and 1 emulsifier.

E407 Carrageenan
Thickener and stabiliser Low limited evidence

What it is. A gel forming fibre extracted from red seaweed.

Why it is used. Thickens dairy, plant milks, desserts and some processed meats.

What the evidence says. Food grade carrageenan is permitted. A degraded form called poligeenan is harmful, but that is not what goes into food. Some lab and animal work links carrageenan to gut inflammation, which keeps it under review, but human evidence is limited and mixed.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted, including in organic food in many places, though a few specialist products avoid it as a precaution.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E407

E322 Lecithin
Emulsifier No real concern strong evidence

What it is. A natural emulsifier, usually from soya or sunflower.

Why it is used. Keeps chocolate smooth and stops ingredients separating.

What the evidence says. Safe and widely used. Only relevant if the source, such as soya, is an allergen for you.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E1200 Polydextrose other
  • E410 Locust bean gum thickener
  • E412 Guar gum thickener
  • E422 Glycerol other
  • E450 Diphosphates raising agent
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
  • E960A Steviol glycosides from stevia sweetener
  • E965 Maltitol sweetener
  • E968 Erythritol sweetener

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

Reconstituted Skimmed Milk, Polydextrose (Dietary Fibre), Cream (Milk), Brownie Pieces (4.9%) (Sweetener: Maltitol; Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Rapeseed Oil, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (8.7%), Concentrates of Carob and Apple, Humectant: Glycerol; Flavouring, Salt, Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya); Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonates, Diphosphates), Chocolate Fudge Sauce (4.9%) (Sugar, Water, Glucose Syrup, Coconut Oil, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (5%), Cocoa Mass, Modified Starch, Thickener: Carrageenan; Emulsifier: Lecithins; Flavouring, Salt), Sweetener: Erythritol, Skimmed Milk Powder, Eggs, Sugar, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (2.3%), Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Salt, Stabilisers: Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Sweetener: Steviol Glycosides from Stevia Allergen

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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