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hardwood smoked bacon
Aberdeen FarmsMeats And Their Products · 0785331723469

hardwood smoked bacon

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 31 Dec 2021

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • With water91.4%No flag›
  • Salt2.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E3392.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3162.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2501.1%High

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

  • Product may contain up to 2% and less of the following ingredientsNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • Hickory smoke flavor1.1%No flag
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Cured with water, salt, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. product may contain up to 2% or less of the following ingredients: sugar, brown sugar and hickory smoke flavor.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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