Drink me Chai Spiced Chai latte
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
9.20g
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 (2)
This label lists 2 thickeners and gelling agents.
E466
Carboxymethyl cellulose
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A modified plant fibre used to thicken and stabilise.
Why it is used. Common in ice cream, low fat products, gluten free bakery and sauces.
What the evidence says. Falls in the same emulsifier and gut research bucket as polysorbate 80, with early human work hinting at effects on the microbiome. Interesting, not conclusive.
Permitted with limits.
Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E466
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E1450 Starch sodium octenyl succinate 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
Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder (21%), Coconut Oil, Dried Glucose Syrup, Maltodextrin, Caramelised Sugar, Instant Black Tea (2%), Cinnamon (0.6%), Spices, Modified Starch (E1450), Thickener (E466), Milk Proteins, Stabiliser (E4510), Natural Flavouring. ALLERGEN ADVICE: Ssee ingredients in BULD a cup. our nto a ice and more ing NE Portion size 15 g Contents may sete in transit. OUR 250 2019
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.