Breaded Katsu Chicken Breast Fillets
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
8.30g
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 (4)
This label lists 2 colours, 1 acidity regulator and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
E415
Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser
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.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E150A Plain caramel colour
- E170 Calcium carbonate colour
- E331 Sodium citrates 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
Marinated Chicken Breast Fillets with added water (45%) (Chicken Breast Fillet (83%), Water, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Stabiliser (Sodium Carbonates)), Katsu Sauce (30%) (Water, Coconut Cream, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Cornflour, Sugar, Ground Coriander, Ginger, Tomato Purée, Lemon Juice, Galangal, Ground Turmeric, Lemon Grass, Yeast Extract (contains _Barley_), _Mustard_ Powder, Garlic Purée, Onion Powder, Gram Flour, Salt, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Ground Cumin, Chilli Powder, Fenugreek Powder, Star Anise, Colour (Plain Caramel), Ground Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Ground Fennel, Glucose, Poppy Seeds, White Vinegar, _Soy_ Beans, Fortified Wheat Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin)), Breadcrumbs (_Wheat_ Flour, Salt, Yeast), Water, _Wheat_ Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Desiccated Coconut, White Rice Flakes, _Wheat_ Starch, Sugar, Dried Coriander Leaf, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, _Wheat_ Gluten, Flavouring, Salt, Turmeric Powder, Ginger Powder, Cumin Powder, Chilli Powder, Fenugreek Powder, Coriander Powder, Fennel.
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.