Capsicum Extract
Level 2 — Generally safe
Capsicum Extract is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: paprika extract (related), spice extract
Where you'll see it
All Day Breakfast ready meals, Pret red Thai soup, Heinz baked beans (original)
What the research says
Concentrated spice extract used to replace whole-spice complexity. Listed in the All-Day-Breakfast ingredient deck; marker of NOVA 4 — when borderline products (Pret soup, baked beans, lasagne) contain spice extracts, they tip into UPF.
[ultra-processed-people] Concentrated spice extract used to replace whole-spice complexity. Listed in the All-Day-Breakfast ingredient deck; marker of NOVA 4 — when borderline products (Pret soup, baked beans, lasagne) contain spice extracts, they tip into UPF.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 9: How UPF hacks our brains: capsicum extract, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite