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Condiments · 0879147009043

Bolognese pasta sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Soy
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Tomato sauce50%No flag
  • Vine-ripened fresh tomatoes25%No flag
  • Salt12.5%No flag›
  • Onion6.3%No flag›
  • Garlic3.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring1.6%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3301.6%No flag
  • Crushed tomatoes25%No flag
  • Vine-ripened fresh tomatoes12.5%No flag
  • Salt6.3%No flag›
  • Naturally derived citric acid6.3%No flag
  • Minced beef12.5%No flag
  • Pork6.3%No flag›
  • Whole milk3.1%No flag
  • Milk1.6%No flag›
  • Cholecalciferol1.6%No flag›
  • Red wine1.6%No flag
  • Onions0.8%No flag›
  • Celery0.4%No flag›
  • Carrots0.2%No flag›
  • Bacon pancetta bacon<0.1%No flag
  • Pork belly<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Beef baseNo flag
  • Cooked beef meatNo flag
  • Beef brothNo flag
  • Beef meatNo flag
  • Beaf fatNo flag
  • Hydrolyzed vegetable mixNo flag
  • Hydrolyzed cornNo flag
  • Yeast proteinNo flag
  • Hydrolyzed wheat gluten with partially hydrogenated soybean oilNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Hydrolysed soy proteinNo flag
  • Torula yeastNo flag›
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Disodium inosinate · E631Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E627Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Tomato sauce (vine-ripened fresh tomatoes, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, natural flavorings and citric acid), crushed tomatoes (vine-ripened fresh tomatoes, salt and naturally derived citric acid), ground beef, ground pork, whole milk (milk, vitamin d3 added), red wine (contains sulfites), onions, celery, carrots, bacon pancetta bacon (pork belly, salt, sugar, spices, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, garlic), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), garlic, brown sugar, salt, beef base (cooked beef [beef stock, beef meat, beaf fat], hydrolyzed vegetable mix [hydrolyzed corn and yeast protein, hydrolyzed wheat gluten with partially hydrogenated soybean oil], salt, sugar, natural flavor, caramel color, modified corn starch, hydrolyzed soy protein, torula yeast, autolyzed yeast extract, onion powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, maltodextrin, soy lecithin), spices.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Soy, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 moderate · 1 low · 7 not assessed

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