Noesis Angel Hair Chocolate
NOESIS
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
1 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
Sugars per 100g
52g
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 (2)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator and 1 colour.
E122
Carmoisine
Red colour
What it is. A synthetic red dye, also called azorubine.
Why it is used. Colours jellies, sweets, drinks and desserts.
What the evidence says. One of the Southampton Six. The same modest hyperactivity signal in some children, and the same warning requirement.
Children's activity warning required in the UK and EU. Not approved for food use in the US.
Assessed against UK FSA, EFSA. Full entry for E122
E330
Citric acid
Acidity regulator
What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.
Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.
What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Ingredients
ruby and white chocolate 68% (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder (14%), skimmed milk powder (2%), cocoa mass, emulsifier (soya lecithin) flavour, acid (citric acid), pistachio cream with cotton candy 32% (sugar, wheat flour, vegetable oil (sunflower, cottonseed oil), pistachios (2,3%), water, skimmed milk powder (1%), whey powder (0,5%), flavourings, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin) acid (citric acid) colour (e122), ruby and white chocolate contains cocoa solids 35% minimum, milk stolids 17% minimum,
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.