Plant Chef Fish-Free Goujons
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
7
0 we grade moderate or higher
6 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
9.66g
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 (7)
This label lists 3 raising agents, 2 acidity regulators, 1 colour 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
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E262 Sodium acetates acidity regulator
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E461 Methyl cellulose thickener
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E503 Ammonium carbonates 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 Protein (45%), Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Rapeseed Oil, Flavourings, Malt Vinegar (Barley), Potato Starch, Dried Potato, Salt, Acidity Regulators (Sodium Diacetate, Citric Acid), Dextrose, Bamboo Fibre, Stabilisers (Methyl Cellulose, Disodium Diphosphate), Maize Flour, Wheat Gluten, Lemon Juice, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Carbonate), Wheat Starch, Sugar, Colour (Paprika Extract).
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.