Hot & Spicy Tofu Bites
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
6
0 we grade moderate or higher
5 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
15g
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 (6)
This label lists 2 raising agents, 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 colour and 1 additive.
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
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E461 Methyl cellulose thickener
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E511 Magnesium chloride other
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
Water, TOFU (18%) (Water, Soya Beans, Firming Agent: Magnesium Chloride), RANCH STYLE SAUCE (17%) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Maize Starch, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Parsley, Salt, Roasted Garlic Purée, Lemon Juice, Thickener: Xanthan Gum; Chives, Onion Powder, Cracked Black Pepper), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Haricot Beans, Wheat Protein, Rapeseed Oil, Durum Wheat Semolina, Wheat Starch, Thickener. Methyl Cellulose; Potato Starch, Flavouring, Rice Flour, Wheat Gluten, Yeast Extract, Salt, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Sea Salt, Ground White Pepper, Sugar, Ground Chilli Powder, Yeast, Capsicum Extract, Colour: Paprika Extract; Garlic 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.