Unwrapped Food

Spring Mix

Swizzels

5010478721616

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

13

0 we grade moderate or higher

12 of them not yet assessed here

Sugars per 100g

75g

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 (13)

This label lists 5 colours, 3 acidity regulators, 3 anticaking agents, 1 raising agent and 1 thickener or gelling agent.

E330 Citric acid
Acidity regulator No real concern strong evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls colour
  • E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
  • E161B Lutein colour
  • E162 Beetroot red, betanin colour
  • E163 Anthocyanins colour
  • E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
  • E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
  • E428 Gelatine thickener
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
  • E504 Magnesium carbonates anticaking agent
  • E570 Fatty acids anticaking agent
  • E572 Magnesium stearate anticaking 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

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Acidity Regulators: Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Trisodium Citrate; Vegetable Oils (Palm, Palm Kernel), Modified Starch, Anti-Caking Agent Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Carbonate; Sodium Bicarbonate, Gelling Agent: Gelatine; Flavourings, Cornflour, Emulsifier: Glycerol Mono Stearate; Apple Pulp, Lysed _Soya_ Protein, Glazing Agents: Vegetable Oils (Palm, Palm Kemel, Coconut), Carnaubawax; Colours: Anthocyanin, Beetroot Red, Copper Chlorophyllin, Lutein, Paprika Extract.

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.

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