spicy chickpea,kale and sweet potato pie
Processing
–
Not recorded
A gap in the source, not a sign it is unprocessed
Additives listed
1
0 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
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
Fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, iron, thiamin, nicotinic acid, calcium carbonate), Water, Vegetable fat (palm oil, water, salt), Tomato, Chickpeas (9%), Kale (6%), Vegetable shortening (palm oil, rapeseed oil), Sweet potato (6%), Prefried onion (onion, rapeseed oil), Dried apricot (apricot, rice flour), Glaze (water, rapeseed oil, pea protein, sugar), Garlic purée, Cornflour, Honey, Tomato purée, Vegetable bouillon (salt, sugar, yeast extract, onion powder, potato starch, nutmeg, sunflower oil, white pepper, turmeric, acid (citric acid), lovage extract), Salt, Soft brown sugar. Coriander, Red chilli, Black pepper, Cumin, Cinnamon.
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.