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Simply Cook Honey & Maple Gammon Joint
AsdaRoasted Gammon · 5054781815419

Simply Cook Honey & Maple Gammon Joint

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

Food health
High
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 27 Mar 2026

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

  • Gammon Joint with added water80.2%No flag
  • Pork70.6%No flag›
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Antioxidant1.2%No flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E3011.2%No flag
  • Preservative1.2%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E2501.2%High

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

  • Honey9.9%No flag›
  • Maple Syrup Glaze Sachet9.9%No flag
  • Water5.7%No flag›
  • Honey2.1%No flag›
  • Maple Syrup1.1%No flag›
  • Brown Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Corn flour0.3%No flag›
  • Lemon Juice from concentrate0.1%No flag
  • Cinnamon0.1%No flag›
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Gammon Joint with added water (89%) [Pork (88%), Water, Salt, Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Preservative (Sodium Nitrite)], Honey and Maple Syrup Glaze Sachet (11%) [Water, Honey, Maple Syrup, Brown Sugar, Cornflour, Lemon Juice from concentrate, Cinnamon].

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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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