Linda
Unknown brand
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
1
0 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
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 (1)
This label lists 1 emulsifier.
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
Ingredients
puff pastry (53%) [fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, palm oil, salt, rapeseed oil, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids], filling (47%) [water, vegetarian cheese (20%) (medium mature cheddar cheese (milk), full fat soft cheese (milk) (contains salt), medium fat soft cheese (milk) (contains salt), mozzarella cheese (milk)), potato flake (11%), potato (10%), leek (10%), dried skimmed milk, onion, salted butter (milk), salt, white pepper], allergen advice : for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in capitals, storage instructions keep frozen - 18°c or below, do not refreeze , cooking instruc cooking instructions given are for 1 plait, for best re
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.