Muffin Bar
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
7
0 we grade moderate or higher
6 of them not yet assessed here
Sugars per 100g
22.67g
High
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 (7)
This label lists 3 raising agents, 1 antioxidant, 1 emulsifier, 1 additive and 1 thickener or gelling agent.
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
- E306 Tocopherol-rich extract antioxidant
- E341 Calcium phosphates raising agent
- E422 Glycerol other
- E440 Pectin thickener
- 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
Whole grain wheat flour (26.5%), vegetable oils (palm, sunflower), glucose syrup, humectant (glycerol), chicory root extract, chocolate chips (6.2%) (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier (lecithins (soy)), natural flavouring), sugar, wheat fibre, water, fructose, egg white powder, raising agents (diphosphates, sodium bicarbonate, calcium phosphate), emulsifier (lecithins (soy)), natural flavourings, salt, gelling agent (pectins), antioxidant (tocopherol-rich extract).
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.