Greek Style Cheese & Red Pepper Pasta Bowl
cooperative
Processing
3
Processed foods
Group 3 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
1
0 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
Fat per 100g
6.25g
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 (1)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator.
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
Ingredients
Ingredients Cooked Dressed Pasta (54%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Rapeseed Oil), Tomato Dressing (18%) (Tomato Sauce (Concentrated Tomato Paste, Water, Onion, Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Garlic Purée, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid), White Pepper), Water, Slow Roast Tomatoes (Slow Roast Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Basil Oil (Sunflower Oil, Basil Extract), Basil, Roasted Garlic Purée, Black Pepper, Salt), Grilled Red Pepper (10%), Vegetarian Feta Cheese (9%) (Ewes Milk, Goats Milk), Slow Roast Tomatoes (5%) (Slow Roast Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Spinach (2%). Allergy Advice For allergens.
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.