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Boar's headSandwiches · 0843028103922

Black forest ham

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2024

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Beechwood smoked black forest ham62.5%No flag
  • Beechwood smoked black forest ham with natural juices cured with water37.3%No flag
  • Sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.2%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.8%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of sodium phosphate0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.8%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E25019.5%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • White sub roll18.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour9.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3754.7%No flag
  • Reduced iron2.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.6%No flag
  • Folic acid0.6%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour4.7%No flag›
  • Water2.3%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.6%No flag›
  • Yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of ascorbic acid0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin c0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E282<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Malted wheat flour<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vital wheat glutenNo flag
  • Picante provolone cheese9.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised whole milk4.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.3%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Enzyme1.6%No flag›
  • Green leaf lettuce9.4%No flag
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Beechwood smoked black forest ham (beechwood smoked black forest ham with natural juices cured with water, sugar, dextrose, sea salt, less than 2% of sodium phosphate, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), white sub roll (enriched unbleached wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour, water, soybean oil, sugar, yeast, contains less than 2% of ascorbic acid (vitamin c), calcium propionate, enzymes (contains wheat), malted wheat flour, salt, vital wheat gluten), picante provolone cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes), green leaf lettuce.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2024

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.

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