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Sausage, Peppers And Onions
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
- 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.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- 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
- Sweet italian pork sausage50%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
- Bha · E3200.2%Moderate
Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
- Bht · E321<0.1%Moderate
Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Bell peppers25%No flag
- Marinara sauce12.5%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5090.4%No flag
- Firming agent0.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
- Crushed tomatoes3.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.8%No flag
- Tomato concentrate0.4%No flag
- Blended oil0.2%No flag
- Extra virgin olive oil<0.1%No flag
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Sweet italian pork sausage (pork, water, salt, corn syrup solids, dextrose, spices, natural flavor, bha, bht, citric acid), bell peppers, onions, marinara sauce (diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride [firming agent], citric acid), crushed tomatoes (tomatoes, salt, citric acid), water, onion, tomato paste (tomatoes), blended oil (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), garlic, food starch - modified (corn), kosher salt, basil, parsley, oregano, chili pepper).
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.
Alternatives
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