triple chocolate muffins
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
5
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (5)
This label lists 2 acidity regulators, 1 emulsifier, 1 preservative and 1 raising agent.
E202
Potassium sorbate
Preservative
What it is. The potassium salt of sorbic acid, which stops mould and yeast growth.
Why it is used. Used in cheese, baked goods, dried fruit, wine and dressings.
What the evidence says. Widely used and long regarded as one of the gentler preservatives. EFSA's 2015 re-evaluation lowered the acceptable daily intake and noted gaps in the genotoxicity data, asking for more work, while finding no evidence of harm at the levels actually used.
Permitted with maximum levels. EFSA has asked for further data rather than restricted it.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E202
E322
Lecithin
Emulsifier
What it is. A natural emulsifier, usually from soya or sunflower.
Why it is used. Keeps chocolate smooth and stops ingredients separating.
What the evidence says. Safe and widely used. Only relevant if the source, such as soya, is an allergen for you.
Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E501 Potassium carbonates acidity regulator
- E575 Glucono-delta-lactone 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
co chocolate flavoured muffins with milk, dark and white chocol op flavoured sauce, topped with chocolate flavoured icing and che ingredients sugar, egg, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamun), rapeseed oil, chocolate sauce water, belgian dark chocolate (cocoa mass, sugar, fat-reduced cocoa powder, emulsifier (lecithins (soya, humectant (vegetable glycerine sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar, lactose (milk, cream (milk), butter (milk), cocoa mass, cornflour, salt), chocolate flavoured cong (sugar, palm oil, water, cocoa powder, dextrose, fructose, emulsifier (lecithins (soya), sucrose esters of fatty acids vegetable), salt, acidity regulator (glucono-delta-lactone), flavouring, preservative (potassium sorbate)), belgian milk chocolate chunks (5%) (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier (lecithins (soya)), flavouring), belgian dark chocolate chunks (5%) (sugar, cocoa mass ca butter, emulsifier (lecithins (soya)), flavouring), water, fat-reduced cocoa powder, white chocolate chunks (2%) (sugar, whole milk powder cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, emulsifier (lecithins (soya)), flavouring), cornflour, chocolate curls (sugar, cocoa mass cocoa butter whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, emulsifier (lecithins (soya)), flavouring), whey powder (milk, raising agents (disodium diphosphate, potassium hydrogen carbonate), emulsifier (polyglycerol esters of fatty acids-vegetable), humectant (vegetable glycine) allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. also, may contain other gluten containing cemeals foats)
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.