MILLIONAIRES CHEESECAKE
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
12
0 we grade moderate or higher
8 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
22.90g
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 (12)
This label lists 3 emulsifiers, 2 acidity regulators, 2 additives, 2 raising agents, 2 thickeners and gelling agents and 1 colour.
E471
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier
What it is. Fat derived emulsifiers, closely related to ordinary dietary fats.
Why it is used. One of the most used additives in food: bread, margarine, ice cream, cakes and sauces.
What the evidence says. The body handles these much as it handles other fats, and EFSA's re-evaluation raised no safety concern at the levels used. They sit in the same broad emulsifier and gut microbiome research question as the others, which remains unsettled.
Permitted without a numerical limit. The fat source is not always stated, which matters for some diets rather than for safety.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E471
E160A
Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour
What it is. The orange pigments found in carrots and other vegetables, either extracted or made synthetically.
Why it is used. Colours margarine, soft drinks, dairy, and sweets.
What the evidence says. The same compound the body turns into vitamin A, and safe at the levels used in food. High dose beta-carotene supplements have been linked to harm in smokers, but those doses are far above anything a colour in food delivers, and conflating the two is a common mistake.
Permitted. The supplement findings apply to concentrated doses, not to food colouring.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E160A
E322
Lecithin
Emulsifier
What it is. A natural emulsifier, usually from soya or sunflower.
Why it is used. Keeps chocolate smooth and stops ingredients separating.
What the evidence says. Safe and widely used. Only relevant if the source, such as soya, is an allergen for you.
Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322
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
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
- E401 Sodium alginate thickener
- E440 Pectin thickener
- E472B Lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides emulsifier
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E503 Ammonium carbonates raising agent
- E509 Calcium chloride other
- E516 Calcium sulphate other
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
Cream (Milk), Wheat Flour, Low Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (10%), Margarine (Rapeseed Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Water, Fully Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Emulsifier: Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Sugar, Low Fat Yogurt (Milk Toffee Sauce (4.5%) (Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk, Water, Coconut Oil, Caramelised Sugar, Flavouring, Salt, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrates; Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride; Thickeners: Pectins, Sodium Alginate), Brown Sugar, Milk Chocolate (3.5%) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Cocoa Mass, Flavouring, Emulsifier: Sova Lecithins), Pasteurised Liquid Whole Egg, Dark Chocolate Chunks (2%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Flavouring, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithins), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Vegetarian Whey Powder (Milk), Caramel Flavour Curls (Suqar, Cocea Butter, Dried Whole Milk, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithins; Flavouring, Colour: Carotenes), Invert Sugar Syrup, Modified Maize Starch, Condensed Partly Skimmed Milk, Water, Dark Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Sova Lecithins), Pasteurised Liquid Eag Yolk, Modified Potato Starch, Wheat Starch, Dried Skimmed Milk, Raising Agents: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Ammonium Carbonates; Acidity Regulators: Calcium Sulphate, Sodium Citrates, Citric Acid; Thickener: Sodium Alginate; Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Lactic Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Salt, Sunflower Oil, Glucose Syrup, Coconut Oil, Milk Proteins. ALLERGY ADVICE: FOR ALLERGENS, SEE UNDERLINED INGREDIENTS IN BOLD. ALSO, MAY CONTAIN NUTS. SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS e 450g STORAGE Millionaire's Cheesecake: Baked caramel flavour cheesecake on a biscuit base, topped with chocolate creaM mousse rosettes, KEEP FROZEN AT-18°C OR COLDER For Best Before see front of pack ftor dofrosting chocolato o
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.