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TESCO 16 APPROX. PORK SAUSAGES SEASONED LIGHTLY Su

Tesco

5059697270215

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

Saturates per 100g

6.80g

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 (4)

This label lists 1 antioxidant, 1 colour, 1 preservative and 1 raising agent.

E300 Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Antioxidant No real concern strong evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely, no concern.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E300

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
  • E223 Sodium metabisulphite preservative
  • E450 Diphosphates raising 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

Rice Flour, Pork Rind, Pork Fat, Salt, Fibre, White Pepper, Ginger, Nutmeg, Mace, Yeast Extract, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Caramelised Sugar Stabiliser (Disodium Diphosphate), Dextrose, Bamboo Syrup, Flavouring, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Paprika Extract. Filled into non-UK beef casings. Made using British and EU pork. Allergy Advice

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.

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