12 chestnut mushroom arancini
Unknown brand
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
Salt per 100g
9.66g
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 2 raising agents, 2 thickeners and gelling agents and 1 acidity regulator.
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
- E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E461 Methyl cellulose thickener
- 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
cooked risotto rice (21%) (water, risotto rice ,salt, chestnut mushrooms (15%), water, parsley breadcrumb (10%) (rice flour, gram flour, dried parsley (2%), maize starch, salt, dextrose), cheese sauce (7%) [water, medium fat hard cheese (24%) (milk) cheddar cheese (19%) (milk), mozzarella cheese (13%) (mozzarella cheese (milk), salt), full fat soft cheese (12%) (whole milk, cream (milk), salt), tapioca starch, stabiliser, sodium citrates), west country farmhouse mature cheddar cheese (7%) (milk), rice flour, double cream (milk), gram flour, diced onion, full fat soft cheese (3%) (cream (milk), water, skimmed milk powder, buttermilk powder, sea salt), maize flour, cornflour, maize starch, dried porcini mushrooms (1%), potato starch, sunflower oil, stabiliser: methyl cellulose, dried parsley, garlic purée, mushroom stock [mushroom juice concentrate, salt, sugar, rapeseed oil, mushroom powder (maltodextrin, mushroom juice concentrate)], salt, lemon powder, onion powder, garlic powder, flavouring, raising agents: sodium carbonates, diphosphates, ground white pepper, dextrose, thickener: xanthan gum, black pepper
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.