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Original Snack Stick

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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.
  2. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Beef53.3%No flag›
  • Chicken23.3%No flag›
  • Water11.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose5.8%No flag›
  • Salt2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of flavorings1.9%No flag
  • Corn syrup1%No flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Lactic acid starter culture0.2%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.1%No flag
  • Hydrolysed soy protein<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • Bht · E321<0.1%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Tbhq · E319No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
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Beef, mechanically separated chicken, water, dextrose, salt. contains 2% or less of flavorings, corn syrup, natural smoked flavor, lactic acid starter culture, sodium erythorbate, hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium nitrite, bht, tbhq, citric acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Mar 2017

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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