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Irish Style Pork Sausage
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Irish Style Pork Sausage

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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.
  3. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • British pork42%No flag
  • Water23.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour17.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour8.8%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i4.3%No flag
  • Iron2.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.1%No flag
  • Thiamin1.1%No flag›
  • Thickeners8.8%No flag
  • Wheat starch8.8%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4124.4%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Yeast extract powder preservative0.8%No flag
  • Sodium metabisulphite · E2230.8%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Antioxidant0.8%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.8%No flag
  • Coriander0.8%No flag›
  • Ginger extract0.7%No flag›
  • Nutmeg0.3%No flag›
  • Black pepper extract0.2%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Carmine · E120<0.1%Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Diphosphates · E450<0.1%Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Filled into beef collagen casings<0.1%No flag
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british pork (42%), water, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), thickeners wheat starch, guar gum, salt, yeast extract powder preservative: sodium metabisulphite, antioxidant ascorbic acid, coriander extract, ginger extract, nutmeg extract, black pepper extract, colour: carmine, emulsifier: diphosphates, filled into beef collagen casings

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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