Lebkuchen Assortment
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
5
0 we grade moderate or higher
4 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
46g
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 1 acidity regulator, 1 emulsifier, 1 raising agent and 1 thickener or gelling agent. 1 more we cannot place from the code alone.
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
- E270 Lactic acid acidity regulator
- E428 Gelatine thickener
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E502 No entry in our register
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, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Dark Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Mass*, Cocoa Butter*, Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya)), Water, Sugar Decorations (Sugar, Wheat Starch, Glucose Syrup, Spinach Powder, Concentrated Beetroot Juice, Safflower Extract), Ground Spices (Ginger, Cinnamon, Anise, Coriander, Cloves, Allspice, Star Anise), Potato Starch, Raising Agents: Potassium Carbonates, Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates, Ammonium Carbonates; Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Salt, Pork Gelatine, Concentrated Beetroot Juice, Acid: Lactic Acid. May also contain almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, peanuts, egg, lupin, milk and sesame.
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.