SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN WRAP
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
8
0 we grade moderate or higher
7 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
8.68g
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 (8)
This label lists 2 acidity regulators, 2 colours, 2 raising agents and 2 thickeners and gelling agents.
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
- E150A Plain caramel colour
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E260 Acetic acid acidity regulator
- E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising 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 (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), COLESLAW (26%) (Red Peppers, Carrot, White Cabbage, Water, White Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Pasteurised Egg, Cornflour, Stabilisers: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum: Sugar, Salt, Mustard Flour, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid), SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN GOUJON (20%) (Chicken, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Rice Flour, Wheat Gluten, Mustard Powder, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; White Pepper, Black Pepper, Wheat Starch, Dextrose, Tapioca Starch, Fennel, Yeast Extract, Nutmeg, Colours: Paprika Extract, Cumin, Yeast, Black Pepper Extract, Soya Flour), Water, Lettuce, BARBECUE SAUCE (5%) (Water, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Muscovado Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Cornflour, Cane Molasses, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Smoked Salt, Pimentos, Salt, Colour: Plain Caramel; Garlic Purée, Onion Powder, Smoked Paprika, Mustard Flour), Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonates, Malic Acid, Diphosphates; Sugar, Cornflour, Salt, Wheat Starch.
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.