Pasta Bake Tomato & Bacon
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
5
0 we grade moderate or higher
4 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
6.80g
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 (5)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 antioxidant, 1 colour, 1 raising agent and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
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
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E301 Sodium ascorbate antioxidant
- E339 Sodium phosphates acidity regulator
- E450 Diphosphates 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
Tomato puree (44%), water, tomatoes (8%), onion (6%), rapeseed oil, streaky bacon (4%) (pork, water, salt, dried ?, stabiliser (disodium diphosphate), antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), preservative sodium ?), ? Puree, sugar, modified maize starch, salt, concentrated lemon juice (contains _sulphites_), parsley, colour (paprika extract), garlic puree, egg yolk powder, cheese powder (cheese powder (_milk_), emulsifying salts (disodium phosphate), ground black pepper, stabiliser (xanthan gum), smoked bacon extract,flavourings (contain _milk_, whey powder (from _milk_)
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.