Vegan Super Selection
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
8
0 we grade moderate or higher
6 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
5.96g
Medium
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 (8)
This label lists 4 acidity regulators, 2 colours, 1 antioxidant and 1 sweetener.
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
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
- E150A Plain caramel colour
- E150D Sulphite ammonia caramel colour
- E260 Acetic acid acidity regulator
- E262 Sodium acetates acidity regulator
- E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
- E965 Maltitol sweetener
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
Cooked rice (water, rice, sugar, spirit vinegar, rice vinegar, salt, rapeseed oil, fructose-glucose syrup, cane molasses), inari fried tofu wraps 8% (_soya_ beans, water, sugar, rice bran oil, sweetener (maltitol), _wheat_, salt, acidity regulators (sodium acetate, acetic acid, malic acid), corn starch, colour (plain caramel)), seasoned cooked shiitake mushrooms 3% (shiitake mushrooms, sugar, water, defatted _soya_ bean, salt, _wheat_, colour (sulphite ammonia caramel)), cucumber, yellow pepper, pickled carrot (carrot, rice vinegar, sugar, salt), crispy onion (onion, palm oil, _wheat_ flour, salt), pickled red cabbage (red cabbage, rice vinegar, sugar, salt), roasted red pepper, soy sauce (water, _soya_ beans, _wheat_, salt, alcohol), red pepper, lettuce, pickled ginger (ginger, tapioca starch, water, sugar cane, vinegar, salt, alcohol), seaweed, wasabi (horseradish, wasabi, tapioca starch, salt, _mustard_ oil, acidity regulator (citric acid), antioxidant (ascorbic acid)), red pepper powder, rocket, black _sesame_ seeds.
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.