erin white sauce mix
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
1
0 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (1)
This label lists 1 emulsifier.
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
Ingredients
transform ordinary meals into something special white sauce a classic full flavoured sauce. this will complement baked ham or roast chicken for a meal the whole family will enjoy. cooking instructions to make 280ml (½ pint) empty the contents of this packet into a small saucepan. gradually stir in 280ml (½ pint) of cold semi-skimmed milk. stir continuously while bringing to the boil and continue to stir while simmering for 1 minute. why not with salmon darnes or oven baked vegeta 1. 2. 3. white sauce dry mix ingredients: maize starch, fortified wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin], maltodextrin, skimmed milk powder, onion powder, salt, palm oil, beef fa emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids
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.