Chicken sausage
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
1 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Salt per 100g
2.10g
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 (4)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator, 1 flavour enhancer and 1 preservative. 1 more we cannot place from the code alone.
E250
Sodium nitrite
Preservative and colour fixer, cured meats
What it is. A curing salt that keeps cured and processed meats pink and stops the growth of the bacteria behind botulism.
Why it is used. Used in bacon, ham, salami and hot dogs for preservation, safety and colour.
What the evidence says. The concern is not the additive in isolation but processed meat as a whole, which the WHO's cancer agency IARC classes as Group 1, meaning there is sufficient evidence it causes colorectal cancer. Nitrite can form nitrosamines during curing and cooking, and those are the likely culprit. Risk rises with how much processed meat you eat over time.
Permitted with strict maximum levels. The EU cut the allowed limits further from 2023 to reduce nitrosamine formation.
Assessed against IARC, EFSA, UK FSA. Full entry for E250
E621
Monosodium glutamate
Flavour enhancer
What it is. The sodium salt of glutamate, an amino acid found naturally in tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms.
Why it is used. Boosts savoury, umami flavour in stocks, crisps, ready meals and sauces.
What the evidence says. The old idea of MSG causing headaches and flushing, once called Chinese restaurant syndrome, has not held up in controlled trials. Regulators worldwide treat it as safe at normal intake. A genuinely useful example of a feared additive that the evidence exonerates.
Permitted and classed as safe. Adds to total sodium, so it counts towards salt if a product uses a lot.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA, US FDA. Full entry for E621
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
- E624 No entry in our register
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
Chicken meat 93% (including 71% chicken breast meat), salt, soya protein, chicken fat, spices, flavour enhancer: monosodium glutamate, glucose syrup, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn), spice extracts, stabiliser: sodium citrates, preservative: sodium nitrite. Alergy advice: Product may contain cereals containing gluten, mustard, celery, milk (including lactose). Packaged in a protective atmosphere. Do not exceed Use By Date and consume within 24 hours of opening. Product in a natural casing - pork intestine. Poultry meat from the EU. (LT) Virta rūkyta vištų krūtinėlių dešra. I rūšis. Sudedamosios dalys: vištiena 93% (įskaitant vištų krūtinėles 71%), valgomoji uska sojų baltymai (1,1%), vištienos riebalai, prieskoniai, aromato ir skonio Supriklis E624, gliukozės sirupas, hidrolizuoti augaliniai baltymai (yra kukurūzų), eskoniu ekstraktai, stabilizatorius E331, konservantas E250. Produkte gali javu glitimo), salierų, garstyčių, pieno (yra laktozės). Dešros apvalkalas naturalis kiaulės žarnos. Supakuota naudojant apsaugines dujas. Atidarius pakuotę, roduktą suvartoti per 24 val., bet ne ilgiau nei iki vartojimo termino pabaigos Pagrindinės sudedamosios dalies kilmė: ES. Pagaminta Lenkijoje. (LV) Viss rutinas desa. Kūpināta, tvaicēta, vidēji smalki kapātas vistas Sastavalasa gala 93% (tostarp vistas krūtiņas gala 71%), sāls, sojas Olbaltumvielas (1,1%), vistas tauki, garšvielas, garšas pastiprinātājs E621 stabilizētājs E331, konservants E250. Var saturēt nelielu daudzumu graudaugy glikozes sīrups, hidrolizētas augu olbaltumvielas (kukurūzas), garšvielu ekstrakti Edams apvalks no cūku zarnām. lepakots aizsargatmosfērā. Izlietot roduktu, kas satur glutēnu, selerijas, sinepes, pienu (ieskaitot lakto laikā pēc atvēršanas. Nepārsniegt derīguma termiņa b Izcelsmes valsts: ES. Ražots Polijā. galas desa (EE) Suitsutatuu, keedetud kanalihavorstikesed. beigas vürtsid, lõhna - ja ma EL E621, glükoosis alk Ima bilisaator: E33 vilju, selleri Ooday javamist Polas drtijos numeris:/Part inka vartoti iki: /Iz Foods For UK 45063 www L eng natu tar ego 40
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.