BBQ Pulled Pork
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
Sugars per 100g
12g
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 3 acidity regulators, 2 colours and 1 raising agent.
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
- E170 Calcium carbonate colour
- E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E451 Triphosphates acidity regulator
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
marinated pork shoulder with added water (74%) (pork shoulder (91%), water, glucose syrup, salt, modified maize starch, stabilisers: diphosphates, triphosphates, acidity regulators: sodium citrates, citric acid, yeast extract), sweet barbecue flavour sauce sachet (23%) [sugar, water, spirit vinegar, tomato purée, honey, molasses, maize starch, english mustard (mustard powder, ground turmeric, concentrated lemon juice, water, sugar, spirit vinegar, salt, sunflower oil, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin)), garlic purée, vodka, barley malt extract, smoked salt, smoke flavouring, salt, colour: paprika extract, chilli powder, ground black pepper], smoky barbecue flavour dry rub (3%) (sugar, ground spices, salt, maize starch, onion powder, garlic powder, tomato powder, dried red bell pepper, dried oregano, dried green bell pepper, spice extracts), refrigera freezin shown ar the fridge in a warm carto allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold, may also contain peanuts, nuts, oats and rye, warning: although every effort has been made to remove bones , some small bones may remain, caution: contains alcohol, no artificial colours or preservatives, produced using eu , non-eu pork, widely recycle ie 799 ec aldi 400ge
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.