Skip to content
Saving recent analysis
King Prawn, Chicken & Chorizo Paella
Aldi Specially SelectedMeals · 4088600282503

King Prawn, Chicken & Chorizo Paella

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Shellfish

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Apr 2026

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. Potassium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    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

  • Risotto Rice53%No flag
  • Risotto Rice30.9%No flag
  • Water11%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper5.5%No flag›
  • Peas2.8%No flag›
  • Paprika Powder1.4%No flag
  • Turmeric1.4%No flag›
  • Tomato sauce27%No flag
  • Tomato14.1%No flag›
  • Water6.5%No flag›
  • Tomato Passata3.2%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil1.6%No flag›
  • Onion0.8%No flag›
  • Tomato Purée0.4%No flag
  • Chorizo0.2%No flag
  • Pork0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika Powder<0.1%No flag
  • Smoked Paprika<0.1%No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E250High

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

  • Potassium Nitrate · E252Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Extracts of Rosemary · E392No flag
  • White Wine0.1%No flag›
  • Smoked Paprika<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic Purée<0.1%No flag
  • Corn flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Chicken brothNo flag
  • Chicken brothNo flag
  • Chicken BoneNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Yeast ExtractNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Yeast ExtractNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Demerara SugarNo flag
  • Concentrated Lemon JuiceNo flag
  • Paprika PowderNo flag
  • FennelNo flag›
  • ThymeNo flag›
  • Smoke FlavouringNo flag
  • Black PepperNo flag›
  • Chili pepperNo flag›
  • Red chili pepperNo flag
  • Chicken9%No flag›
  • Chicken Breast Inner Fillet5%No flag
  • Tomato Purée2%No flag
  • Cane sugar molasses0.7%No flag
  • Parsley0.7%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Paprika Powder<0.1%No flag
  • Smoked Paprika<0.1%No flag
  • White Pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • King prawns8%No flag
  • King Prawns5.7%No flag
  • Whiteleg shrimp5.7%No flag›
  • Water1.1%No flag›
  • Salt1.1%No flag›
  • Chorizo3%No flag
  • Pork1.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Paprika Powder0.3%No flag
  • Smoked Paprika0.3%No flag
  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Preservative0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E2500.1%High

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

  • Potassium Nitrate · E252<0.1%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • Extracts of Rosemary · E392<0.1%No flag
Show original label text

Risotto Rice (Risotto Rice, Water, Red Pepper, Peas, Paprika Powder, Ground Turmeric), TOMATO SAUCE (27%) [Tomato, Water, Tomato Passata, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Tomato Purée, Chorizo (Pork, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, Garlic Powder, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate; Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), White Wine, Smoked Paprika Powder, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Chicken Stock (Chicken Stock (Chicken Bone Extract, Water, Salt), Yeast Extract, Water, Salt), Yeast Extract, Salt, Demerara Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Paprika Powder, Fennel Powder, Thyme, Smoke Flavouring, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Crushed Red Chillies], COOKED MARINATED CHICKEN (9%) [Chicken Breast Inner Fillet, Tomato Purée, Cane Molasses, Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, White Pepper], KING PRAWNS (8%) (King Prawns (Penaeus vannamei) (Crustacean), Water, Salt), CHORIZO (3%) (Pork, Salt, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, Garlic Powder, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate; Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Shellfish.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 11 Apr 2026

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.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

Greenveil proxy cache

Asset write on fetch

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

5 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.