Pork Pie
Too Good To Be
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
6
0 we grade moderate or higher
4 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
25g
High
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 (6)
This label lists 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 raising agents and 1 antioxidant.
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
E415
Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A fibre made by fermenting sugars with a bacterium, which thickens liquids at very low doses.
Why it is used. Thickens sauces and dressings and gives structure to gluten free baking.
What the evidence says. Passes through largely undigested and is treated as safe by regulators, with no numerical intake limit. Very large amounts act as fibre does, which is a digestive effect rather than a safety one.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E428 Gelatine thickener
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
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
Pork Shoulder (28%), Pork Lard, Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Maize Flour, _Pasteurised Free Range Egg_, Pork Fat (3.5%), Water, Pork Gelatine, Breadcrumbs [Rice Starch, Potato Starch, Tapioca Starch, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Water, _Pasteurised Free Range Egg_, Yeast, Sugar, Salt, Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Rapseed Oil)], Salt, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Baking Powder [Raising Agents (Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Rice Flour], Dextrose, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Spices (Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Ground Mace, White Pepper, Cayenne), Yeast, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid).
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.