Chicken Tikka
St Michael
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
8.10g
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 (4)
This label lists 2 emulsifiers, 1 antioxidant and 1 colour.
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
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
E300
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Antioxidant
What it is. Vitamin C, added to protect colour and flavour and sometimes to fortify.
Why it is used. Stops browning in juices and cut fruit, protects fats, and boosts vitamin content.
What the evidence says. Beneficial and harmless at the levels used. Included here as a reminder that an E number is just a code, and plenty of them are ordinary nutrients.
Permitted freely, no concern.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E300
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E472E Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters (DATEM) emulsifier
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
Marinated Roast Chicken Breast (28%) (Roast Chicken Breast (82%) Yogurt (Milk) Ground Spices (Cumin. Smoked Paprika Turmeric Coriander Fenugreek Ginger Fennel Chillies Cloves) Garlic Purée Ginger Purée Cornflour. Green Chillies Salt Coarse Black Pepper Natural Colour: Curcumin - Dried Garlic Vegetable Oil (Sunflower/Rapeseed)). Wheatflour* Tikka Sauce (14%) (Onions Double Cream (Milk). Rapeseed Oil Tomato Paste Honey Greek Style Yogurt (Milk). Cornflour Sugar Ground Spices (Coriander Cumin Cayenne Pepper Ginger Fenugreek Paprika Turmeric Black Pepper. Cardamom Cinnamon Nutmeg Fennel - Cloves) Green Chilli Purée Red Chilli Purée Garlic Purée Ginger Purée · Salt. Coriander Unsalted Butter (Milk) · Lime Juice - Dried Garlic Dried Onions Natural Colour: Paprika Extract Dried Dill). Water. Spinach Greek Style Yogurt (Milk) Malted Wheatflakes. Butter (Milk) Rapeseed Oil Dried Onions Wheat Bran Cucumber. Onion Seeds Yeast (Yeast Vitamin D Yeast) Salt Malted Barley Flour Wheat Gluten Emulsifier: E471, E472e Malted Wheatflour. Pasteurised Egg Yolk Sugar Dried Fermented Wheatflour. Coriander Cornflour Vinegar Mint Palm Oil Lime Juice - Dried Mustard Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Palm Fat. *Fortified with Calcium, Iron, Vitamins B3, B1 and Folic Acid.
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.