CATHEDRAL SINCE CITY 1966 Our Cheesy Bolognese Pas
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
8.45g
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 (2)
This label lists 1 colour and 1 preservative.
E202
Potassium sorbate
Preservative
What it is. The potassium salt of sorbic acid, which stops mould and yeast growth.
Why it is used. Used in cheese, baked goods, dried fruit, wine and dressings.
What the evidence says. Widely used and long regarded as one of the gentler preservatives. EFSA's 2015 re-evaluation lowered the acceptable daily intake and noted gaps in the genotoxicity data, asking for more work, while finding no evidence of harm at the levels actually used.
Permitted with maximum levels. EFSA has asked for further data rather than restricted it.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E202
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160B Annatto, bixin, norbixin colour
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
Cooked Conchiglie Pasta (30%) (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Cathedral City Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (16%), Beef (16%), Water, Passata, Red Wine, Tomatoes, Single Cream (Milk), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Soft Cheese (Milk), Salt, Modified Maize Starch, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate). Modified Maize Starch, Tomato Purée, Skimmed Milk, Onion, Celery, Red Leicester Cheese (Cheese (Milk), Colour: Annatto Norbixin), Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Garlic Purée, Beef Stock (Water, Beef Extract, Beef, Beef Fat, Modified Maize Starch, Sugar, Salt, Beef Bones, Concentrated Onion Juice, Tomato Paste), Salt, Dijon Mustard (Water, Brown Mustard Seed, White Vinegar, Salt), Basil, Worcester Sauce (Water, White Vinegar, Sugar, Onion, Salt, Tamarind Paste, Cloves, Ginger, Garlic, Barley Malt Extract), Oregano, Cracked Black Pepper, Ground Bay Leaf, Rosemary, Ground White Pepper. Energy (typical values) Per 100g Ovenbaked Per Meal Ovenbaked 813 kJ/ 3056 kJ/
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.