Vegan quorn roll
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
7
0 we grade moderate or higher
6 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
18.80g
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 (7)
This label lists 5 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator and 1 additive.
E407
Carrageenan
Thickener and stabiliser
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.
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
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E263 Calcium acetate acidity regulator
- E401 Sodium alginate thickener
- E440 Pectin thickener
- E460 Cellulose thickener
- E461 Methyl cellulose thickener
- E509 Calcium chloride 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
Wheat Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Vegetable Oil (Palm, Rapeseed, Sunflower), Quorn® Pieces (14%) (Mycoprotein, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, Firming Agents: Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate; Natural Flavouring, Wheat Gluten, Pea Fibre, Stabilisers: Carrageenan, Sodium Alginate), Wheat Gluten, Pea Fibre, Štabiliser: Powdered Cellulose, Pectin, Salt, Stabiliser: Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Spices, Onion Powder, Pea Protein, Colour: Beetroot Powder, Sugar, Natural Flavouring, Ground Sage, Cornflour, Leek Powder.
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.