CHICKEN SALAD WITH MAYONNAISE ON MALTED BREAD
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
3.60g
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 (4)
This label lists 2 antioxidants and 2 emulsifiers.
E471
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier
What it is. Fat derived emulsifiers, closely related to ordinary dietary fats.
Why it is used. One of the most used additives in food: bread, margarine, ice cream, cakes and sauces.
What the evidence says. The body handles these much as it handles other fats, and EFSA's re-evaluation raised no safety concern at the levels used. They sit in the same broad emulsifier and gut microbiome research question as the others, which remains unsettled.
Permitted without a numerical limit. The fat source is not always stated, which matters for some diets rather than for safety.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E471
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
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E392 Extracts of rosemary antioxidant
- E472E Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters (DATEM) emulsifier
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
CO British chicken breast with seasoned mayonnaise and chicken stock, tomato, lettuce and cucumber on maited bread. Ingredients Malted Bread (41%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Folic acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Wheat Bran, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Emulsifiers (Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, Mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), Cooked Chicken (Chicken Breast, Salt, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken Extract)), Mayonnaise (10%) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt), Tomato (7%), Lettuce (7%), Cucumber (6%), Concentrated Chicken Stock (Yeast Extract, Glucose Syrup, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Salt, Chicken Stock (Chicken Extract, Water, Salt), Chicken Fat (Chicken Fat, Antioxidant (Rosemary Extract)), Flavouring), Black Pepper. 28% Chicken. Allergy Advice
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.