Tiramisu
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
8
0 we grade moderate or higher
7 of them not yet assessed here
Saturates per 100g
10.70g
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 (8)
This label lists 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 raising agents, 1 acidity regulator, 1 emulsifier and 1 sweetener.
E420
Sorbitol
Sweetener and humectant
What it is. A sugar alcohol, about half as sweet as sugar, which also holds moisture.
Why it is used. Used in sugar free sweets and gum, and to keep baked goods soft.
What the evidence says. Not a toxicity question at all. Sugar alcohols are poorly absorbed, so a large amount draws water into the gut and has a laxative effect. That is well established, predictable and dose dependent, which is why the label has to say so.
Permitted. Foods with more than 10 per cent polyols must carry the statement that excessive consumption may produce laxative effects.
Assessed against EFSA, UK FSA. Full entry for E420
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E270 Lactic acid acidity regulator
- E401 Sodium alginate thickener
- E410 Locust bean gum thickener
- E428 Gelatine thickener
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E472B Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides emulsifier
- 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
reconstituted skimmed milk, glucose syrup, 16% mascarpone soft cheese (milk) (contains acidity regulator: lactic acid), 10% sponge fingers (wheat flour, egg, sugar, milk protein, raising agents: diphosphates, sodium carbonates), coconut fat, sugar, cream (milk), 2,5% alcohol, egg, 1% cocoa dusting (46% cocoa, dextrose, wheat starch, sugar, cocoa butter), 1% marsala p,d,o, wine, 1% soluble coffee, milk protein, stabiliser: sorbitols, beef gelatine, tapioca starch, thickeners: sodium alginate, locust bean gum, emulsifier: lactic acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, natural flavouring,
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.