Liquorice

Name: Liquorice
Brand: Tesco

Tesco

5010204335063

Processing

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

0 we grade moderate or higher

6 of them not yet assessed here

Sugars per 100g

70.72g

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 (7)

This label lists 3 colours, 2 glazing agents, 1 additive and 1 thickener or gelling agent.

E100 Curcumin
Yellow colour No real concern strong evidence

What it is. The yellow pigment from turmeric root.

Why it is used. Colours mustards, sauces, dairy, confectionery and savoury snacks.

What the evidence says. A plant pigment people have eaten as a spice for a very long time, and regulators treat it as safe with an acceptable daily intake. EFSA noted that children who eat a lot of the foods it is used in could approach that intake, which is a reason to watch total use rather than a sign of harm.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E100

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

E150A Plain caramel colour
E162 Beetroot red, betanin colour
E422 Glycerol other
E428 Gelatine thickener
E901 Beeswax glazing agent
E903 Carnauba wax glazing 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

treacle, wheat flour [wheat flour. calcium carbonate, iron, niacin. thiamin], sugar, glucose syrup. desiccated coconut, palm oil. sunflower oil, liquorice extract, bee gelatine, flavourings, humectant (glycerol), colours (plain caramel. curcumin, beetroot red, capsanthi glazing agents (carnauba wax, white and yellow beeswax), fat reduced cocoa powder. coconut oil. allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

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.

Processing level

NOVA group 4: Ultra-processed

Industrial formulations with additives, isolates and ingredients you would not cook with at home. The strongest modern evidence links high intake of these to poorer health outcomes.

Nutrients per 100g

Fat

1.83g

Low

Saturates

0.23g

Low

Sugars

70.72g

High

Salt

0.02g

Low

These figures are estimated from the ingredients rather than read off the packaging, so treat the bands as approximate. The pack is the authority.

Judged on the UK FSA front of pack thresholds for solid foods. A dash means the source has no figure, which is not the same as a low one.

Where this came from

Product data from Open Food Facts, which is crowd sourced and can be incomplete or out of date. Photograph from the same source, under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike licence. Our copy is from 17 August 2026: Open Food Facts is checked every night, and a product is rewritten only when its record there has changed, so an older date means the source has not moved rather than that we stopped looking. Something wrong? Correcting it at the source fixes it here and everywhere else that uses the same data. If the problem is one of our additive assessments, tell us.

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