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Vanilla Cheesecake

Farmfoods

5015091455603

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

9

0 we grade moderate or higher

7 of them not yet assessed here

Saturates per 100g

7.08g

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 (9)

This label lists 3 raising agents, 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 emulsifiers and 1 acidity regulator.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier Low limited evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

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

E415 Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser No real concern strong evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
  • E410 Locust bean gum thickener
  • E428 Gelatine thickener
  • E450 Diphosphates raising agent
  • E472E Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters (DATEM) emulsifier
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
  • E503 Ammonium carbonates raising agent

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

Reduced Fat Soft Cheese (18%) (skimmed MILK, cream (MILK), maize starch, salt, stabilisers (xanthan gum, locust bean gum)), Water, Biscuit Crumb (WHEAT flour (with added calcium, iron, niacin, thiamine)), Wholemeal WHEAT Flour, Palm Oil, Sugar, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (sodium bicarbonate, malic acid, ammonium bicarbonate, disodium diphosphate), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Salt, Emulsifier (mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Dried Skimmed MILK, Dried Whey (MILK), BARLEY malt extract), Whipping Cream (MILK), Sugar, Quark (6%) (skimmed MILK), Skimmed MILK Powder, Margarine (palm oil, rapeseed oil, water, emulsifie (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), natural flavouring), Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Stearin Oil, Dextrose, Pork Gelatine, Modified Maize Starch, Emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acid, Vanilla Extract.

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.

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