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Freefrom Mince Pies
WaitroseSnacks · 5000169217849

Freefrom Mince Pies

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sulphur dioxide).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Sulphites
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Mincemeat46%No flag
  • Sugar27%No flag›
  • Apple purée13.5%No flag
  • Raisins13.5%No flag›
  • SultanasNo flag
  • Wheat glucose syrupNo flag
  • CurrantsNo flag
  • Mixed peelNo flag
  • Wheat glucose-fructose syrupNo flag
  • Orange zestNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Lemon peelNo flag›
  • Acidity regulatorNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Vegetable suetNo flag
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Mixed spicesNo flag
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • Acetic acid · E260No flag
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Golden syrupNo flag
  • Orange essential oilNo flag
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Tapioca starchNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • Rapeseed oilNo flag›
  • Ground almondsNo flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids · E471No flag
  • Sulphur dioxide (E220)Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

Show original label text

Mincemeat (46%) (sugar, apple purée, raisins (15% ), sultanas (15%), wheat glucose syrup, currants (8%), mixed peel (4%) (wheat glucose-fructose syrup, orange peel, sugar, lemon peel, acidity regulator (citric acid), preservative (sulphur dioxide)), vegetable suet (palm oil, rice flour, sunflower oil), mixed spices, cinnamon, acetic acid, sunflower oil, treacle, orange oil), rice flour, sugar, tapioca starch, water, palm oil, brown sugar, rapeseed oil, ground almonds, modified maize starch, salt, thickener (xanthan gum), emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Sulphites, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Mar 2026

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

3 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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