Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Dairy, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
The best cottage pie with ale gravy
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- High
Allergens
- Celery
- Dairy
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
SaccharinMinor concernSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Ruddles ® Best ale14.7%No flag
- Taw Valley ® Mature Cheddar cheese7.8%No flag
- Henderson's relish2.1%No flag
- Spirit vinegar0.5%No flag
- Colour0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel · E150a0.1%Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sugar syrup<0.1%No flag
- Acetic acid · E260No flag
- SweetenerNo flag
- Saccharin · E954Low
Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
- Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
- Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
- Šalt<0.1%No flag
- Tomato puréeNo flag
- ColoursNo flag
- Plain caramel · E150aNo flag
- Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
- Curcumin · E100No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Potato (41%), Beef (28%), Ruddles ® Best ale (contains barley), Taw Valley ® Mature Cheddar cheese (milk), Onion, Henderson's relish (water, spirit vinegar, sugar, colour (ammonia caramel), sugar syrup, salt, tamarind, acid (acetic acid), cayenne pepper, clove, sweetener (saccharin), garlic oil), Carrot, Butter (milk), Wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Celery, Cornflour, Yeast extract, Šalt, Rapeseed oil, Thyme, Beef extract, Tomato purée, Colours (plain caramel, paprika extract, curcumin), Spices, Yeast, Sugar, Beef fat, Onion concentrate, Sunflower oil.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- SaccharinSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Rapeseed oilModerate concern
- ThymeLow concern
- SugarLow concern
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Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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