Balti Sauce
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
1
0 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
Sugars per 100g
5.10g
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
Water, tomatoes (14%), green peppers (6%), concentrated tomato purée (5%), dried onions, rapeseed oil, garlic purée, ginger purée, sugar, modified maize starch, salt, ground paprika, ground fennel (0.4%), ground turmeric, ground cinnamon, acidity regulator (citric acid), ground coriander (0.1%), cumin seeds (0.1%), kalonji seeds (0.1%), fennel seeds (0.1%) dred coriander leaf (0.1%), ground chilli, ground cumin (0.1%), ground black pepper, ground ginger, ground fenugreek, ground clove, dried fenugreek eat ground cardamom, ground nutmeg
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.