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Bacon & egg risotto

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg

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.

  1. 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.
  2. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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.
  3. Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Breakfast risotto mix62.5%No flag
  • Arborio rice34.4%No flag
  • Risotto sauce14.1%No flag
  • Water7%No flag›
  • Cream3.5%No flag›
  • Canola oil1.8%No flag›
  • Chicken base0.9%No flag
  • Chicken broth0.4%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic puree0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Onion0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper0.1%No flag›
  • Mild cheddar cheese7%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk3.5%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b3.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Bacon7%No flag
  • Pork3.5%No flag›
  • Cured with1.8%No flag
  • Water1.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.2%Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.2%No flag
  • Sodium nitrate · E2510.2%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • Smoke flavouring0.8%No flag
  • Scrambled egg18.8%No flag
  • Egg9.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil4.7%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar4.7%No flag›
  • Tomato9.4%No flag›
  • Chives9.4%No flag
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Breakfast risotto mix {cooked arborio rice, risotto sauce [water, cream, canola oil, chicken base (chicken stock, natural flavor, salt, sugar, yeast extract), garlic puree, salt, onion powder, black pepper], mild cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto), bacon (pork, cured with: water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate, smoke flavoring)}, scrambled egg (egg, canola oil, distilled vinegar), tomato, chive.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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