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Bob Evans0075900100075

Bacon, egg, cheese & hash browns

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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. PolyphosphatesMinor 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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Potatoes51.1%No flag›
  • Potatoes51.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose24.5%No flag›
  • Disodium pyrophsphate12.2%No flag
  • Colour retention agent12.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2026.1%No flag
  • Preservative6.1%No flag
  • Scramble egg3.1%No flag
  • Whole eggs3.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.2%No flag
  • Pasteurized process cheddar cheese0.2%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme modified cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Milkfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Milkfat<0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose · E460No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium hexametaphosphate · E452iNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • OnionsNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • BaconNo flag
  • With waterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • PotatoNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Modified cellulose gumNo flag›
  • Powdered egg whiteNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • CheeseNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Spice extractNo flag›
  • Bacon type flavorNo flag
  • Pork flavorNo flag
  • Contains hickory smoke flavorNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Disodium inosinate and guanylateNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Bacon fatNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

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

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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Shredded potatoes: potatoes, dextrose, disodium pyrophsphate (to maintain color), potassium sorbate (to protect flavor), scramble egg: whole eggs, modified corn starch, salt, citric acid, xanthan gum, pasteurized process cheddar cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), enzyme modified cheese (pasteurized milk, water, milkfat, sodium phosphate, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, vitamin a palmitate), water, sodium phosphate, milkfat, cellulose powder, salt, sodium hexametaphosphate, annatto (color), artificial color, onions, water, bacon pieces: cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, soybean oil, modified food starch, dried potato flakes, salt, modified cellulose gum, egg white powder, spice, cheese powder, onion powder, xanthan gum, guar gum, spice extract, bacon type flavor: pork flavor (contains hickory smoke flavor, mono and diglycerides, disodium inosinate and guanylate, xanthan gum), bacon fat, salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 12 not assessed

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