Smoky BBQ Rub
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
3
0 we grade moderate or higher
2 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
57g
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 (3)
This label lists 2 acidity regulators and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
E330
Citric acid
Acidity regulator
What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.
Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.
What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E262 Sodium acetates acidity regulator
- E412 Guar gum thickener
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
Sugar. Salt, Maize Starch, Modified Maize Starch, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt). Dried Tomato, Guinness Powder (2%) (Maltodextrin, Guinness' Beer (Water, Malted Barley, Barley, Roasted Barley, Hops)), Ground Smoked Paprika (2%), Dried Garlic (2%), Dried Onion, Barley Malt Extract, Natural Flavouring, Hickory Smoked Sunflower Oil, Thickener (Guar Gum), Acids (Sodium Diacetate, Citric Acid), Cracked Black Pepper, Dried Red Bell Pepper, Puremami Powder (Maltodextrin, Smoked Yeast, Mushroom 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.