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E450 · Diphosphates
Matched from the manufacturer’s current ingredient name to NutraSafe’s additive entry. Open it for function, evidence, regulatory notes and sources.
Current UK label breakdown
Richmond Thick Pork Sausages, ingredient by ingredient.
A product-specific guide to the Thick Pork Sausages recipe, checked against the manufacturer on 17 September 2026.
Exact product checked
Thick Pork Sausages
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6nutrition fields
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The current ingredients
What the manufacturer lists
Pork (42%); water; wheat rusk; pork fat; wheat starch; soya protein; salt; diphosphates; guar gum; flavourings; sodium metabisulphite; ascorbic acid; alpha tocopherol; carmine; beef collagen casing.
The manufacturer highlights wheat, soya and the sulphite part of sodium metabisulphite. The product also uses a beef collagen casing. Check the current pack for complete allergen and cross-contact wording.
What the names mean
Additives and functional ingredients
These links map the names declared by the manufacturer to NutraSafe’s researched additive pages. They do not estimate an undisclosed amount.
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E412 · Guar gum
Matched from the manufacturer’s current ingredient name to NutraSafe’s additive entry. Open it for function, evidence, regulatory notes and sources.
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E223 · Sodium metabisulphite
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E300 · Ascorbic acid
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E307 · Alpha tocopherol
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E120 · Carmine
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Read beyond the headline
Three distinctions that prevent a misleading answer
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The current recipe differs from older lists online
The official page checked in September 2026 lists diphosphates and guar gum as stabilisers, sodium metabisulphite as preservative, ascorbic acid and alpha tocopherol as antioxidants, and carmine as colour. Older copies naming triphosphates, polyphosphates or sodium erythorbate should not be treated as current.
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Sulphite is both a function and an allergen question
Sodium metabisulphite is used as a preservative and contains the sulphite declaration highlighted by the manufacturer. UK allergen rules have a defined threshold, but a consumer managing an allergy should follow the current pack and their clinical advice rather than infer a dose from ingredient order.
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Meat content and casing are separate facts
The product page lists pork at 42% and separately identifies a beef collagen casing. That distinction matters for dietary and religious suitability; neither fact can be replaced by a generic “pork sausage” description.
Nutrition context
Manufacturer values for the exact variant
Manufacturer values per 100 g as sold; two sausages (103 g) are listed as 274 kcal.
| Measure | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 266 kcal |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Saturates | 6.9 g |
| Sugars | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Salt | 1.9 g |
Use the pack for your serving: portion size, preparation and reformulation change the number you should log. This table reproduces selected manufacturer values for comparison and is not personal dietary advice.
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What this page can and cannot answer
Is this the recipe for every Richmond Thick Pork Sausages product?
No. It covers Thick Pork Sausages only. Closely named variants can have different ingredients and allergens.
Why do some additive pages show an E-number that is not printed here?
UK labels can identify an additive by its specific name rather than its E-number. NutraSafe links the declared name to the corresponding reference entry where the match is clear.
What should I trust if my pack differs?
Trust the current physical pack for the food you are about to consume, particularly for allergens. The web source and this guide are dated snapshots.
Primary source
Checked against the brand, not copied from a random list
Ingredient wording, allergen notes and selected nutrition values were verified against the manufacturer page on 17 September 2026. NutraSafe’s commentary is original and separates the exact product from the wider brand.
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Product source checked: 17 September 2026