K-Pop BBQ Chicken
Chopstix
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
6
0 we grade moderate or higher
5 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
5.90g
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 (6)
This label lists 2 colours, 2 raising agents, 1 acidity regulator 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
- E1400 Dextrin thickener
- E160C Paprika extract, capsanthin colour
- E170 Calcium carbonate colour
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E500 Sodium 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
Egg Fried Rice (38%) (Cooked Rice (Water, Long Grain Rice), Scrambled Egg (Egg, Water, Maize Flour, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, White Pepper), Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Bean, Wheat, Salt), Water, Fried Onion (Onion, Sunflower Oil), Garlic, Ginger, Rice Oil, Sugar, Sesame Seed Oil, Rice Starch, Vegetable Stock (Salt, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Onion Powder, Carrot Powder, Tomato Powder, White Pepper, Ground Lovage, Sunflower Oil), Caramel Powder, Tapioca Starch, White Pepper), Cooked Battered Chicken Breast (33%) (Chicken Breast, Water, Wheat Flour, Maize Starch, Yellow Cornflour, Fully Refined Soya Bean Oil, Tapioca Dextrin, Salt, Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonates, Diphosphates; Rice Flour, Wheat Starch, Dextrose, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Calcium Carbonate; Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Sugar, Yeast, Natural Flavouring, Xylose, Paprika Extract, Turmeric Powder), Peppers (8%), Water, Onion (5%), Dark Brown Sugar, Dark Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Soya Bean, Roasted Wheat, Sugar), Rice Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger Purée, Garlic Purée, Garlic, Maize Starch, Sugar, Light Soy Sauce (Water, Salt, Soya Bean, Roasted Wheat, Sugar), Sesame Seed Oil, Red Chilli, Salt, Colour: Paprika Extract; Smoked Paprika, Dried Garlic, Yeast Extract, Five Spice (Ground Fennel, Ground Cassia, Ground Ginger, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Cloves). 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.