kirstys chicken and piquant pizza
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
10
0 we grade moderate or higher
6 of them not yet assessed here
Fat per 100g
5.30g
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 (10)
This label lists 3 thickeners and gelling agents, 2 acidity regulators, 2 raising agents, 1 colour, 1 additive and 1 preservative.
E407
Carrageenan
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A gel forming fibre extracted from red seaweed.
Why it is used. Thickens dairy, plant milks, desserts and some processed meats.
What the evidence says. Food grade carrageenan is permitted. A degraded form called poligeenan is harmful, but that is not what goes into food. Some lab and animal work links carrageenan to gut inflammation, which keeps it under review, but human evidence is limited and mixed.
Permitted, including in organic food in many places, though a few specialist products avoid it as a precaution.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E407
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
E415
Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A fibre made by fermenting sugars with a bacterium, which thickens liquids at very low doses.
Why it is used. Thickens sauces and dressings and gives structure to gluten free baking.
What the evidence says. Passes through largely undigested and is treated as safe by regulators, with no numerical intake limit. Very large amounts act as fibre does, which is a digestive effect rather than a safety one.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E200 Sorbic acid preservative
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E451 Triphosphates acidity regulator
- E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose thickener
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E509 Calcium chloride other
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
dough 45.4%: starches (corn, potato), water, rice flour, tapioca starch, sunflower oil, fibres (pea fibre, rice fibre, potato fibre, psyllium fibre), raising agents (diphosphates, sodium carbonates, corn starch), buckwheat flour, pea flour, sugar, flavourings, millet flour, whole flax seeds flour, stabilizer (hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose), salt, thickener (xanthan gum). topping 54.5%: tomato purée 11.7%*, chicken breast strips roasted 9.5%* (chicken breast fillet, drinking water, corn starch, dextrose, salt), non-dairy food preparation 9.1%* [water, sunflower oil, modified starch, calcium triphosphate, citrus fibre, carrageenan (e407), carob flour, salt, natural flavourings, beta carotene (el60a), acidifying agent: sorbic acid (e200)], red piquant pepper rings 9.1%* (peppers, water, vinegar, salt, acidifying agent: citric acid (e330), firming agent: calcium chloride (e509)], water, red onion 3.6%*, spinach 3.6%*, sunflower oil, modified corn starch, salt, paprika. *percentages expressed on the finished product. allergy advice free of 14 major allergens warning! although every effort has been made to remove all bones, some may remain. stonebaked f purée, roasted chi food preparatio red onion and sp 5 "06 made in i for ki
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.