Unwrapped Food

French fry corn dogs

TGI Fridays

5010482400286

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

9

0 we grade moderate or higher

7 of them not yet assessed here

Fat per 100g

13.90g

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 (9)

This label lists 5 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 acidity regulators and 2 raising agents.

E407 Carrageenan
Thickener and stabiliser Low limited evidence

What it is. A gel forming fibre extracted from red seaweed.

Why it is used. Thickens dairy, plant milks, desserts and some processed meats.

What the evidence says. Food grade carrageenan is permitted. A degraded form called poligeenan is harmful, but that is not what goes into food. Some lab and animal work links carrageenan to gut inflammation, which keeps it under review, but human evidence is limited and mixed.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted, including in organic food in many places, though a few specialist products avoid it as a precaution.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E407

E415 Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser No real concern strong evidence

What it is. A fibre made by fermenting sugars with a bacterium, which thickens liquids at very low doses.

Why it is used. Thickens sauces and dressings and gives structure to gluten free baking.

What the evidence says. Passes through largely undigested and is treated as safe by regulators, with no numerical intake limit. Very large amounts act as fibre does, which is a digestive effect rather than a safety one.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E1400 Dextrin thickener
  • E339 Sodium phosphates acidity regulator
  • E412 Guar gum thickener
  • E425 Konjac thickener
  • E450 Diphosphates raising agent
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
  • E575 Glucono-delta-lactone 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

POTATO CHIPS (40%) (POTATO, VEGETABLE OILS (SUNFLOWER OIL, RAPESEED OIL, SOY BEAN OIL, COTTON SEED OIL, CORN OIL), MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, RICE FLOUR, SALT, GLUCOSE, THICKENER: XANTHAN GUM; PEA FIBRE, PEA PROTEIN), DOUGH STYLE BATTER (35%) (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SUGAR, SALT, TAPIOCA STARCH, RICE FLOUR, DEXTRIN, RAISING AGENTS: GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE, SODIUM CARBONATES, DIPHOSPHATES; CORN STARCH), CHICKEN HOT DOG (20%) (CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SOYA PROTEIN ISOLATE, CORN STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, CELERY POWDER, ONION POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, GLUCOSE, GARLIC POWDER, GINGER POWDER, THICKENERS: KONJAC, CARRAGEENAN; CONCENTRATED GARLIC, EMULSIFIER: GUAR GUM; STABILISER: SODIUM PHOSPHATES), FULLY REFINED SOYA BEAN OIL. ALLERGY ADVICE:

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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