Ready to Roast Boneless Sage & Onion Pork Loin Joint
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
3
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
10.50g
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 (3)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 emulsifier and 1 preservative.
E202
Potassium sorbate
Preservative
What it is. The potassium salt of sorbic acid, which stops mould and yeast growth.
Why it is used. Used in cheese, baked goods, dried fruit, wine and dressings.
What the evidence says. Widely used and long regarded as one of the gentler preservatives. EFSA's 2015 re-evaluation lowered the acceptable daily intake and noted gaps in the genotoxicity data, asking for more work, while finding no evidence of harm at the levels actually used.
Permitted with maximum levels. EFSA has asked for further data rather than restricted it.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E202
E471
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier
What it is. Fat derived emulsifiers, closely related to ordinary dietary fats.
Why it is used. One of the most used additives in food: bread, margarine, ice cream, cakes and sauces.
What the evidence says. The body handles these much as it handles other fats, and EFSA's re-evaluation raised no safety concern at the levels used. They sit in the same broad emulsifier and gut microbiome research question as the others, which remains unsettled.
Permitted without a numerical limit. The fat source is not always stated, which matters for some diets rather than for safety.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E471
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
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
British Outdoor Bred Pork Loin (49%) Pork, Sage and Onion Stuffing Balls (25%) (Pork White Onions Caramelised Onions (White Onions Sunflower Oil Muscovado Sugar) Cluten Free Crumb (Rice Flour Chickpea Flour Salt Cornflour Water E471 Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids Dextrose) Pork Fat Pork Stock (Water Pork Bones Yeast Extract · Salt). Parsley Seasoning (Salt Dried Onions Dextrose Ground White Pepper. Preservatives: Sodium Metabisulphite Coriander Nutmeg Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid Mace Rapeseed Oil Cayenne Pepper) Sage Thyme) M&S Pork Jus with Onion (18%) (Pork Stock (Water Pork Bones Yeast Extract. Salt) Enzyme (contains Preservative E202)) White Onions Red Wine (Sulphites) Cornflour (Sulphites) Brown Sugar (Sulphites) Garlic Purée. Water Rapeseed Oil Salt Caramelised Sugar Syrup Thyme Rosemary Ground Black Pepper Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract Salt Sugar. Maltodextrin Sunflower Oil)) Water Salt Dried Onions Glucose Syrup Brown Sugar Mixed Herbs (Dried Sage Dried Parsley Dried Thyme) Yeast Extract Pork Bones Preservative: Sodium Acetate Antioxidant: Sodium Citrate, Sodium Ascorbate Citric Acid Dried Garlic Fennel Seeds. Cornflour Rapeseed Oil Paprika Extract Sugar Maltodextrin Sunflower Oil Sage Extract.
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.