snickers shake
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100ml
1.90g
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 (4)
This label lists 2 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator and 1 sweetener.
E950
Acesulfame K
Artificial sweetener
What it is. A calorie free intense sweetener, often blended with other sweeteners to round out taste.
Why it is used. Used in diet drinks, dairy and confectionery.
What the evidence says. Long treated as safe by regulators. Some recent research on sweeteners and the gut microbiome is ongoing, but nothing has changed the official safety position.
Permitted with an acceptable daily intake in all three regions.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E950
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E339 Sodium phosphates acidity regulator
- E418 Gellan gum thickener
- E460 Cellulose 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
Milk (2:2% fat) (75%), recombined whey (from milk) (21%), whey powder (from milk), fat reduced cocoa powder 0 (0.8%), modified starch, barley malt Dextract, flavourings, salt, stabilisers: gellan gum, cellulose, cellulose gum acidity regulator: sodium phosphates: ASTIC sweeteners: acesulfame K, sucralose Suitable for vegetarians. Once opened, keep refrigerated and consume within 3 days. ECYCLED AP ON Best before: see cap.
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.