wafle czekoladowe
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
10
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 (10)
This label lists 3 emulsifiers, 2 preservatives, 2 raising agents, 1 antioxidant and 1 colour. 1 more we cannot place from the code alone.
E211
Sodium benzoate
Preservative
What it is. A preservative that stops yeasts, moulds and some bacteria growing in acidic foods.
Why it is used. Used in soft drinks, sauces, pickles and dressings.
What the evidence says. EFSA re-evaluated it in 2016 and kept an acceptable daily intake, with normal exposure below it. The known issue is specific: in acidic drinks that also contain vitamin C, benzoate can form small amounts of benzene, so manufacturers reformulated to avoid the combination. It was also present in the drink mixes used in the Southampton hyperactivity study, though the warning requirement that followed applies to the colours rather than to benzoate.
Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.
Assessed against EFSA, UK FSA. Full entry for E211
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
E322
Lecithin
Emulsifier
What it is. A natural emulsifier, usually from soya or sunflower.
Why it is used. Keeps chocolate smooth and stops ingredients separating.
What the evidence says. Safe and widely used. Only relevant if the source, such as soya, is an allergen for you.
Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E160B Annatto, bixin, norbixin colour
- E200 Sorbic acid preservative
- E392 Extracts of rosemary antioxidant
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) emulsifier
- E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
- E503 Ammonium carbonates raising agent
- E650 No entry in our register
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
total mass 80%: margarine (vegetable oils (rapeseed partially hydrogenated palm), water, emulsifiers (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, fatty acid esters and polyglycerols lecithin ) salt, preservatives ( sorbic acid), acidity regulator ( citric acid) aroma colours (annatto)], milk powder sugar, glucose syrup, crystalline glucose confectionery fat, cocoa alkalized with a content of approx 12% fat dessert chocolate (cocoa pulp, emulsifiers: leciyhin /derived from soy/ e 322 non gmo, preservatives: sodium benzoate e-211 potassium sorbate e-202, aroma, natural antioxidant: rosemary extract, waffle flakes: wheat flour type 650, vegetable oil (rapeseed), raising agents:ammonium bicarbonate e503ii, sodium bicarbonate e500ii, fully based on vegetable fat (palm oil, sugar vegetable fat cocoa butter e476 aroma) may contain trace amounts of food allergens: milk proteins, lactose, gluten , soybeans,peanuts, sesame seeds and derivative products
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.