Fruit splits
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
8
0 we grade moderate or higher
4 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
10g
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 3 colours, 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator, 1 anticaking agent and 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
E100
Curcumin
Yellow colour
What it is. The yellow pigment from turmeric root.
Why it is used. Colours mustards, sauces, dairy, confectionery and savoury snacks.
What the evidence says. A plant pigment people have eaten as a spice for a very long time, and regulators treat it as safe with an acceptable daily intake. EFSA noted that children who eat a lot of the foods it is used in could approach that intake, which is a reason to watch total use rather than a sign of harm.
Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E100
E160A
Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour
What it is. The orange pigments found in carrots and other vegetables, either extracted or made synthetically.
Why it is used. Colours margarine, soft drinks, dairy, and sweets.
What the evidence says. The same compound the body turns into vitamin A, and safe at the levels used in food. High dose beta-carotene supplements have been linked to harm in smokers, but those doses are far above anything a colour in food delivers, and conflating the two is a common mistake.
Permitted. The supplement findings apply to concentrated doses, not to food colouring.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E160A
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
- E162 Beetroot red, betanin colour
- E410 Locust bean gum thickener
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E570 Fatty acids anticaking 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
blackcurrant flavoured fruit splits: partially reconstituted skimmed milk concentrate, water, glucose syrup, sugar, blackcurant juice from concentrate (5%), palm oil, whey powder (milk), flavourings, colours (rithecupine carotonga curcumi citric acid, stabilisers (guar gum, carob bean gumimukifer (more - and diglycerides of fatty acids). pineapple flavoured fruit splits fatally reconstituted skimmed milk concentrate, pineapple juice forcentuate wall chase syrup sugar palm oil, whey powder (milk), flavourings, cid tot stabikers (ghar gurn, carob bean gum), emulsifier (mond diglycerides of fatty acids), colours (carotenes, curcumin). strawberry flavoured fruit splits: partially reconstituted skimmed milk concentrate, water, glucose sa sugar, strawberry purée (5%), palm oil, whey powder (milk), flavourings, colours (beetroot red, carotenes, curcumin), citric acid, stabilisers (guar gun, carob bean gum), emulsifier (mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids). allergy advice! for allergens, see ingredients in bold. suitable for vegetarians no artificial colours, flavours or hydrogenated fat. nutrit blackcure typical vai energy kj energy kca fat of which sa carbohydra of which sug fibre protein salt
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.