love hearts
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
10
0 we grade moderate or higher
9 of them not yet assessed here
Nutrients
–
Nothing above the low band
Or no figures recorded at all
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (10)
This label lists 5 colours, 3 anticaking agents, 1 acidity regulator and 1 raising agent.
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
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls colour
- E161B Lutein colour
- E162 Beetroot red, betanin colour
- E163 Anthocyanins colour
- E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E504 Magnesium carbonates anticaking agent
- E570 Fatty acids anticaking agent
- E572 Magnesium stearate 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
sugar, acidity regulator: malic acid, stearic acid, sodium bicarbonate, modified 3tarch, fruit flavour fizzy sweets magnesium stearate, anti-caking agent (magnesium carbonate), flavourings, colours (anthocyanin, beetroot red, copper chlorophyllin, curcumin, lutein, paprika).
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.