Best of British sausages
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
6
0 we grade moderate or higher
5 of them not yet assessed here
Salt per 100g
1.90g
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 (6)
This label lists 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator, 1 antioxidant, 1 colour and 1 additive.
E300
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Antioxidant
What it is. Vitamin C, added to protect colour and flavour and sometimes to fortify.
Why it is used. Stops browning in juices and cut fruit, protects fats, and boosts vitamin content.
What the evidence says. Beneficial and harmless at the levels used. Included here as a reminder that an E number is just a code, and plenty of them are ordinary nutrients.
Permitted freely, no concern.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E300
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E170 Calcium carbonate colour
- E263 Calcium acetate acidity regulator
- E401 Sodium alginate thickener
- E404 Calcium alginate 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
Mycoprotein 36%, Textured _Wheat_ Protein (_Wheat_ Flour, Stabiliser (Sodium Alginate)), Rehydrated Free Range _Egg_ White, Rapeseed Oil, Rusk (_Wheat_ Flour, Yeast, Salt), Onion, Seasoning (Salt, Yeast Extract, Dextrose, _Wheat_ Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Spice Extracts (Pepper, Coriander, Nutmeg), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid)), Casing (Calcium Alginate), Natural Flavouring, _Milk_ Proteins, Firming Agents (Calcium Chloride, Calcium Acetate), Roasted _Barley_ Malt 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.