Unwrapped Food

Trifle

Waitrose

5063210010523

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

9

0 we grade moderate or higher

7 of them not yet assessed here

Sugars per 100g

13.53g

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 (9)

This label lists 4 acidity regulators, 2 colours, 1 emulsifier, 1 raising agent and 1 thickener or gelling agent.

E160A Carotenes
Yellow to orange colour No real concern strong evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

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 No real concern strong evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted freely.

Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E163 Anthocyanins colour
  • E327 Calcium lactate acidity regulator
  • E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator
  • E440 Pectin thickener
  • E450 Diphosphates raising agent
  • E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids emulsifier
  • E501 Potassium carbonates acidity regulator

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, whole milk, whipping cream (milk) (16%). strawberries (15%), skimmed milk, sugar, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamin), modified maize starch, pasteurised free range egg. dextrose, stabilisers (pectin, fara gum, calcium phosphates), potato starch, strawberry concentrate, skimmed milk powder, tapioca starch, flavourings, acidity regulators (citric acid, trisodium citrate, calcium lactate), raising agents (disodium diphosphate, potassium carbonate). colours (anthocyanins, mixed carotenes), emulsifiers (polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids) 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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