Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sulphites.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Sainsburys Short Crust Mince Pies
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sulphur dioxide).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Sulphites
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- 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
- Pastry50%No flag
- Fortified British Wheat Flour25%No flag
- Calcium Carbonate · E170i6.3%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
- Emulsifier0.8%No flag
- Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E4710.8%No flag
- Cow S milk<0.1%No flag
- Mincemeat12.5%No flag
- SultanaNo flag
- Bramley AppleNo flag
- HumectanNo flag
- Vegetable Glycerine · E422No flag
- Mixed PeelNo flag
- Orange zestNo flag
- Glucose-Fructose SyrupNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
- Sulphur Dioxide · E220Moderate
Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- Acidity RegulatorNo flag
- Citric Acid · E330No flag
- Tapioca StarchNo flag
- Mixed spicesNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Acetic Acid · E260No flag
- Orange essential oilNo flag
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Pastry (Fortified British Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Margarine (Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Sugar, Palm Oil, Water, Butter (Cows' Milk) (4.5%), Rapeseed Oil), Mincemeat (41%) (Sultana (22%), Bramley Apple, Glucose Syrup, Raisin (14%), Sugar, Humectan: Vegetable Glycerine; Dextrose, Mixed Peel (3.5%) (Orange Peel, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Lemon Peel, Sugar, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sulphur Dioxide), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Tapioca Starch. Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil in varying proportions), Palm Oil, Mixed Spice (Coriander, Cinnamon, Ginger, Caraway, Nutmeg, Clove), Preservative: Acetic Acid; Ground Cinnamon, Rice Flour, Molasses, Invert Sugar Syrup, Sunflower Oil, Orange Oil.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- MolassesModerate concern
- Glucose SyrupLow concern
- SugarLow concern
7 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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