Super Rice & Sauce
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
3
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
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 (3)
This label lists 2 acidity regulators and 1 colour.
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
- E162 Beetroot red, betanin colour
- E339 Sodium phosphates 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
Pre-cooked Medium Grain Rice (62%), Potato Starch, Sugar, Sweetened Dried Pineapple Pieces (8%) (Pineapple, Sugar, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Dried Vegetables (2.5%) (Red Pepper, Carrot), Yeast Extract (contains Barley), Tomato Powder (2%), Salt, Dried Glucose Syrup, Acid (Citric Acid), Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Palm), Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Flavourings, Cheese Powder (Cheese Powder (Milk), Emulsifying Salts (Disodium Phosphate)), Dried Parsley, Glucose, Colour (Beetroot Red), Cayenne Extract. May also contain celery, egg, mustard, soya and wheat.
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.