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Biltong
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrate).
- Critical
Allergens
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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.
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.
Ingredients
- Beef used for every 100g of biltong spirit vinegar80.4%No flag
- Preservative2.5%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2021.2%No flag
- Sodium nitrate · E2511.2%Moderate
Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
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250g of beef used for every 100g of biltong spirit vinegar, salt, coriander, garlic, black pepper, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium nitrate), nutmeg, cloves, chilli.
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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