Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Bacon, egg, & cheese biscuit
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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
- Biscuit51.1%No flag
- Niacin · E37524.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1013.1%No flag
- Butter flavored shortening flake0.2%No flag
- Butter natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Buttermilk blend<0.1%No flag
- Sweet whey<0.1%No flag
- Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
- Adipic acid · E355<0.1%No flag
- Fat<0.1%No flag
- Artificial butter flavorNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541<0.1%No flag
- E500iiNo 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
- Methylcellulose · E461No flag
- Fully cooked egg pattyNo flag
- Whole eggsNo flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Contains 2% and less ofNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Butter natural flavouringNo flag
- Pasteurized process american cheeseNo flag
- Cheddar cheeseNo flag
- Pasteurised milkNo flag
- Lactic fermentsNo flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Apo-carotenolNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Non-sticking agentNo flag
- Fully cooked baconNo flag
- Smoke flavouringNo flag
- Bacon withNo flag
- Smoke flavouringNo flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
- Sodium nitrite · E250High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
Show original label text
Biscuit: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), water, butter flavored shortening flake (palm oil, natural butter flavor and soy lecithin), buttermilk blend (sweet whey, calcium sulfate, buttermilk, adipic acid), shortening (palm oil, soy lecithin, artificial butter flavor and beta carotene), sodium aluminum phosphate, dextrose, sodium bicarbonate, salt, calcium propionate (preservative), methylcellulose. fully cooked egg patty: whole eggs, whey, soybean oil, nonfat milk, contains 2% or less of: modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, and natural butter flavor. pasteurized process american cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, sodium citrate, milkfat, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), apo-carotenol (color), soy lecithin (non-sticking agent). fully cooked bacon (smoke flavoring added): bacon cured with: water, sugar, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
Alerts
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.
- 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
- Reduced IronLow concern
- Thiamin MononitrateLow concern
- Folic AcidLow concern
5 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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