cheese bites
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
8
0 we grade moderate or higher
7 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 (8)
This label lists 5 thickeners and gelling agents, 1 acidity regulator, 1 preservative and 1 raising agent.
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
- E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate thickener
- E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate thickener
- E200 Sorbic acid preservative
- E412 Guar gum thickener
- E450 Diphosphates raising agent
- E452 Polyphosphates acidity regulator
- 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
pasteurised full fat white cheese (50%) [buttermilk (milk), cow milk, cream (milk), acidity regulators (e-450, e-452), stabilisers (e-461, e-1450, e-1442), salt, preservative (e-200), lactic ferments], breadcrumbs (wheat flour (gluten), water, salt, olive oil, yeast), water, sunflower oil, egg white albumin, vegetable fibre, potato starch, chive, roasted garlic (1,8%), salt, dextrose, pea protein, thickener (e-415, e-412), turmeric, for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold, suitable for vegetarians,cj
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.