6 no pork chilli sausages
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 100g
9.90g
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 colour and 1 emulsifier.
E471
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
Emulsifier
What it is. Fat derived emulsifiers, closely related to ordinary dietary fats.
Why it is used. One of the most used additives in food: bread, margarine, ice cream, cakes and sauces.
What the evidence says. The body handles these much as it handles other fats, and EFSA's re-evaluation raised no safety concern at the levels used. They sit in the same broad emulsifier and gut microbiome research question as the others, which remains unsettled.
Permitted without a numerical limit. The fat source is not always stated, which matters for some diets rather than for safety.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E471
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E404 Calcium alginate thickener
- E461 Methyl 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
Water, Soya Protein Concentrate (12%), Onions, Rapeseed Oil, Red Peppers (6%), Jalapeñò Chillies (5%), Rice Flour, Tomato Paste, Shea Oil, Pea Protein, Potato Starch, Yeast Extract, Red Chilli Purée, Flavouring, Pea Fibre, Stabiliser (Methyl Cellulose), Coconut Oil, Parsley, Onion Powder, Salt, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Dextrose, Bamboo Fibre, Maltodextrin, Smoked Paprika, Chipotle Chilli Powder, Emulsifier (Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Beetroot Powder, Colour (Paprika Extract), Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Sausage Casing [Calcium Alginate].
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.