Vegerami Smokin' Chick’nless Bites
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
3
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
21.10g
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 (3)
This label lists 1 colour, 1 additive and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
E407
Carrageenan
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A gel forming fibre extracted from red seaweed.
Why it is used. Thickens dairy, plant milks, desserts and some processed meats.
What the evidence says. Food grade carrageenan is permitted. A degraded form called poligeenan is harmful, but that is not what goes into food. Some lab and animal work links carrageenan to gut inflammation, which keeps it under review, but human evidence is limited and mixed.
Permitted, including in organic food in many places, though a few specialist products avoid it as a precaution.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E407
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E422 Glycerol 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, rapeseed oil, _wheat_ gluten 19%, _egg_ white powder, pea protein isolate 3%, potato starch, glycerin, flavourings, sugar, thickener (carrageenan), dextrose, iodised salt (salt, potassium iodate), spices, yeast extract, rice flour, pea protein concentrate 0,5%, smoked salt, tomato powder, garlic powder, onion powder, beetroot powder, maltodextrin, honey powder, colour (paprika extract), spice 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.