Terrys chocolate Orange mini eggs
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
5
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
59g
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 (5)
This label lists 2 colours, 2 emulsifiers and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
E160A
Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour
What it is. The orange pigments found in carrots and other vegetables, either extracted or made synthetically.
Why it is used. Colours margarine, soft drinks, dairy, and sweets.
What the evidence says. The same compound the body turns into vitamin A, and safe at the levels used in food. High dose beta-carotene supplements have been linked to harm in smokers, but those doses are far above anything a colour in food delivers, and conflating the two is a common mistake.
Permitted. The supplement findings apply to concentrated doses, not to food colouring.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E160A
E322
Lecithin
Emulsifier
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.
Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E120 Cochineal, carminic acid, carmines colour
- E414 Acacia gum (gum arabic) thickener
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) 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
sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, whey powder (from milk), vegetable fats (palm, shea), milk fat, emulsifiers (soya lecithins, e476), orange oil, flavouring may contain nuts, milk solids 14 % minimum, cocoa solids 25 % minimum, contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter bag of milk terry's chocolate orange mini eggs 50g egg-shaped milk chocolates flavoured with orange oil with a crispy coloured sugar shell, ingredients: sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, cocoa mass, rice starch, emulsifier (lecithins), natural orange oil, glazing agent (gum arabic), flavouring, colours (carmine, carotenes), consumption is not recommended for people allergic to the allergens indicated in bold, may contain soya, nuts and peanuts, in the chocolate part: milk solids 26 % minimum, cocoa solids 32 % minimum,
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.