Fibre Up Salted Caramel Squares
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
9
0 we grade moderate or higher
7 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
30g
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 (9)
This label lists 3 raising agents, 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 anticaking agent, 1 colour, 1 emulsifier and 1 additive.
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
E415
Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A fibre made by fermenting sugars with a bacterium, which thickens liquids at very low doses.
Why it is used. Thickens sauces and dressings and gives structure to gluten free baking.
What the evidence says. Passes through largely undigested and is treated as safe by regulators, with no numerical intake limit. Very large amounts act as fibre does, which is a digestive effect rather than a safety one.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E410 Locust bean gum thickener
- E422 Glycerol other
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E503 Ammonium carbonates raising agent
- E570 Fatty acids anticaking 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
Wheat Flour, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Sugar, 11% Caramel Pieces with Salted Butter (Sugar, Condensed Skimmed Milk, Glucose Syrup, Salted Butter (Milk), Emulsifier: Mono-and Diglycrides of Fatty Acids), Humectant: Glycerol; Wheat Fibre, 7% Caramel Flavour Drizzle (Sugar, Vegetable Oils [Palm, Palm Kernel], Whey Powder (Milk), Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder**, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithins; Natural Flavouring, Colour: Paprika Extract), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed, Coconut), Egg White Powder, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates; Salt, 0.5% Caramelised Sugar Powder, Emulsifier: Rapeseed Lecithins; Cocoa Powder**, Natural Flavourings, Cane Molasses, Thickeners: Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum; Colour: Paprika 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.