Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Bacon cheeseburger
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Sesame
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation 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.
Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Sesame seed bun50.8%No flag
- Niacin · E37524.6%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1013.1%No flag
- Sesame seeds<0.1%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
- Sorbitan monostearate · E491<0.1%No flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- Monoglycerides with ascorbic acidNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- AntioxidantsNo flag
- Calcium propionate · E282Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- Fully cooked charbroiled beef pattiesNo flag
- Textured plant proteinNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Niacinamide · E375No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Hydrolysed corn proteinNo flag
- Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
- Process american yellow cheese foodNo flag
- American cheeseNo flag
- Lactic fermentsNo flag
- Skimmed milk powderNo flag
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Non-sticking agentNo flag
- Apo carotenalNo flag
- Fully cooked baconNo flag
- Smoke flavouringNo flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
- Sodium nitrate · E251Moderate
Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Sesame seed bun: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), water, sugar, soybean oil, sesame seeds, contains 2% or less of: yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid (antioxidants), calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, enzymes, wheat starch, ascorbic acid. fully cooked charbroiled beef patties: beef, water, textured vegetable protein (soy protein concentrate, caramel color, zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin, seasoning (hydrolyzed corn protein, dextrose, salt, onion powder, spices), sodium phosphates. process american yellow cheese food: american cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), water, nonfat dry milk, whey, cream, sodium citrate, salt, sorbic acid (preservative), soy lecithin (non-sticking agent), apo carotenal. fully cooked bacon: cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- Zinc OxideMinor concern
- Reduced IronLow concern
8 of 22 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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