Reeva Instant Nudelgericht GARNELE
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
13
0 we grade moderate or higher
9 of them not yet assessed here
Salt per 100g
0.66g
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 (13)
This label lists 4 colours, 3 acidity regulators, 3 flavour enhancers, 1 anticaking agent and 1 antioxidant. 1 more we cannot place from the code alone.
E160A
Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour
What it is. The orange pigments found in carrots and other vegetables, either extracted or made synthetically.
Why it is used. Colours margarine, soft drinks, dairy, and sweets.
What the evidence says. The same compound the body turns into vitamin A, and safe at the levels used in food. High dose beta-carotene supplements have been linked to harm in smokers, but those doses are far above anything a colour in food delivers, and conflating the two is a common mistake.
Permitted. The supplement findings apply to concentrated doses, not to food colouring.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E160A
E300
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Antioxidant
What it is. Vitamin C, added to protect colour and flavour and sometimes to fortify.
Why it is used. Stops browning in juices and cut fruit, protects fats, and boosts vitamin content.
What the evidence says. Beneficial and harmless at the levels used. Included here as a reminder that an E number is just a code, and plenty of them are ordinary nutrients.
Permitted freely, no concern.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E300
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
E621
Monosodium glutamate
Flavour enhancer
What it is. The sodium salt of glutamate, an amino acid found naturally in tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms.
Why it is used. Boosts savoury, umami flavour in stocks, crisps, ready meals and sauces.
What the evidence says. The old idea of MSG causing headaches and flushing, once called Chinese restaurant syndrome, has not held up in controlled trials. Regulators worldwide treat it as safe at normal intake. A genuinely useful example of a feared additive that the evidence exonerates.
Permitted and classed as safe. Adds to total sodium, so it counts towards salt if a product uses a lot.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA, US FDA. Full entry for E621
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E150C Ammonia caramel colour
- E150D Sulphite ammonia caramel colour
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E451 Triphosphates acidity regulator
- E452 Polyphosphates acidity regulator
- E502 No entry in our register
- E551 Silicon dioxide anticaking agent
- E627 Disodium guanylate flavour enhancer
- E631 Disodium inosinate flavour enhancer
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
Instant-Nudeln asiatischer Art (90 %): Weizenmehl, pflanzliche Öle (Palmöl, Sonnenblumenöl; in veränderlichen Gewichtsanteilen), Trinkwasser, Speisesalz, Säureregulatoren: E502, E330; Stabilisatoren: E452(i), E451 (i); Farbstoff: E160a(i). Würzmischung (10 %): Speisesalz, Zucker, Geschmacksverstärker: E621, E631, E627; Zitronengraspulver (0,8 %), Säureregulatoren: E330, E300; Knoblauchpulver (0,4 %), Aromen, Maltodextrin, gemahlenes Chili (0,2 %), pflanzliche Öle (Palmöl, Sonnenblumenöl; in veränderlichen Gewichtsanteilen), gemahlener Ingwer (0,08 %), getrockneter Schnittlauch (0,07 %), Farbstoffe: E150d, E160c; Zwiebelpulver, Trennmittel: E551, gemahlene Kurkuma, Sojasaucenpulver (entfettete Sojabohnen, Weizen, Maltodextrin, Trinkwasser, Speisesalz, Farbstoff: E150c). Hinweis: Das Produkt kann Spuren von Sellerie, Ei und Milch enthalten
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.