CleanPlate+ learning centre
Learn about food ingredients and labels
Clear, practical guides to food additives, ingredient labels and processing—so you can understand what product information does and does not tell you.
Start with the label
Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight. Additives may appear by name or E-number. Product information can be incomplete, so check the current package, especially for allergens.
CleanPlate+ classifications describe processing based on available data; they do not describe health outcomes. NOVA is a human-food processing system and is not used to assess pet food.
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additives
E-Numbers and the Six Food Colours Warning Explained
What the Southampton study tested, its limitations, and the precise warning for six food colours.
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nutrition
Hidden Sugars: Decoding Food Labels
Recognise common sugar names and understand the difference between free sugars and total sugars.
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food additivesNitrates & Nitrites: What You Need to Know
Why nitrates in vegetables and nitrites in processed meat need context—not simple good-or-bad labels.
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