Watermelon and Cherry Nerds
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
Sugars per 100g
90g
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 (4)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 colour and 1 glazing agent. 1 more we cannot place from the code alone.
E100
Curcumin
Yellow colour
What it is. The yellow pigment from turmeric root.
Why it is used. Colours mustards, sauces, dairy, confectionery and savoury snacks.
What the evidence says. A plant pigment people have eaten as a spice for a very long time, and regulators treat it as safe with an acceptable daily intake. EFSA noted that children who eat a lot of the foods it is used in could approach that intake, which is a reason to watch total use rather than a sign of harm.
Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E100
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E105 Fast Yellow AB
- E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
- E903 Carnauba wax glazing agent
1 of these is not on the GB permitted list
E105 Fast Yellow AB
Absent from Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II, the register of additives permitted in Great Britain. That is a statement about the food additive register and nothing else: several of these are permitted in medicines, where different rules apply, and this catalogue carries some entries that are not food. Our product data is crowd sourced and worldwide, so on something sold here a code from this list usually means an imported line, an out of date entry, or a mistake in the source rather than anything about the contents. It is not a statement that this product is unsafe, and the pack is the authority.
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
glucose syrup*, sugar, dextrose, acid (malic acid), plant and vegetable concentrates (spirulina, radish), flavourings, thickener (gur, arabic), glazing agent (carnauba wax), colour (curcumin), concentrated watermelon juice. *contains glucose syrup from genetically modified maize may also contain gluten (wheat) and egg manu actured by ferrara candy company, chicago, il 60607, usa /md, tm/mc c2024 ferrara candy company. all rights reserved. imported in the uk by ferrara candy uk limited, wellington street, batley, west yorkshir wf17 5je imported and distributed in ireland by fox's burton's companies (fbc) uk ltd, unit 105, lombard st east, dublin 2, roi exported and distributed in the eu by bison brands sl, jo. jin costa 4-11, 46005 valencia, spain on indies
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.