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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 2 Apr 2025

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

  • Vem domcg calcium 0m iron 0.1mg potassium 30 mg 0% 0% 0% 0% the % daily value56.3%No flag
  • Dv56.3%No flag›
  • Tells you how much a nutrient in serving of food contributes to a daily diet21.9%No flag
  • 2‚000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice10.9%No flag
  • Cured with5.5%No flag
  • Water5.5%No flag›
  • Salt2.7%No flag›
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Sodium phosp sodium erythorbate0.7%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2500.7%High

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

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vem domcg calcium 0m iron 0.1mg potassium 30 mg 0% 0% 0% 0% the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. cured with: water, salt, sugar, sodium phosp sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

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

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