Mango & Passionfruit Cone
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
7
0 we grade moderate or higher
4 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 (7)
This label lists 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 colours, 1 acidity regulator and 1 emulsifier.
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
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
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
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E153 Vegetable carbon colour
- E410 Locust bean gum thickener
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E440 Pectin thickener
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 Mango and passion fruit flavour ice cream op cocoa wafer cone with cocoa coating. Typical Values Energy value (kcal Ingredients Water, Sugar, Passion Fruit Sauce (14%) (Sugar, Nutrition Water, Passion Fruit Juice from Concentrate (30%), Modified Maize Starch, Gelling Agent (Pectins), Carrot Concentrate, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid), Colour (Carotenes)), Reconstituted Dried Skimmed Milk, Coconut Oil, Wheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Mango Purée (2%), Vegetarian Whey Powder (Milk), Passion Fruit Juice from Concentrate (1%), Fat-reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers (Lecithins, Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids-Vegetable), Colours (Vegetable carbon, Carotenes), Acidity Regulator (Citric acid), Stabilisers (Locust bean gum, Guar gum), Salt, Flavourings, Beetroot Juice Powder. 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.