Chicken Jalfrezi
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
3
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Salt per 100g
0.58g
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 2 colours and 1 acidity regulator.
E330
Citric acid
Acidity regulator
What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.
Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.
What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E162 Beetroot red, betanin colour
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
44% Fragrant Rice (Water, Basmati Rice, Ginger Purée: Lemon Juice, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Cumin Seed, Turmeric, Curry Leaf), 36% Jalfrezi Sauce (Water, Tomato, Onion, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Tomato Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Ground Coriander, Coriander Leaf, Chicken Flavour Stock [Vegetable Stock (Water, Onion, Carrot Juice, Tomato, Sage Extract), Glucose Syrup, Flavourings, Yeast Extracts, Salt, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil], Paprika, Potato Starch, Cumin, Salt, Garam Masala [Coriander, Cumin, Ginger, Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cardamom, Bay Leaf], Colour: Paprika Extract; Green Chilli, Sugar, Chilli Powder, Cumin Seed, Kashmiri Chilli, Fennel Powder, Fenugreek), 20% Cooked Marinated British Chicken (84% Chicken Breast, Yogurt (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Tandoori Masala [Ground Paprika, Chilli Powder, Ground Coriander, Ground Cumin, Garlic Granules, Ground Cassia, Ground Clove, Ground Fennel, Ground Bay Leaf, Salt, Colours: Beetroot Red, Paprika Extract; Acid: Citric Acid; Lemon Oil], Paprika Powder, Cornflour, Salt, Garam Masala [Coriander, Cumin, Ginger, Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cardamom and Bay Leaf], Green Chilli, Paprika Extract, Chilli Powder).
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.