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Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwich
Breakfast Best4099100127706

Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwich

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Oct 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Calcium phosphatesMinor 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.
  5. DiphosphatesMinor 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Fortified wheat flour51.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour25.8%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water24.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil6.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk3.1%No flag›
  • Baking powder1.5%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i0.8%No flag
  • E500ii0.4%No flag
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.2%No flag
  • Dextrose0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.2%No flag›
  • Fumaric acid · E297<0.1%No flag
  • Hydrogenated soy oil<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Butter natural flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • ChickenNo flag›
  • Soy proteinNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • BHA · E320Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • BHT · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Pork stockNo flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Whole eggsNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • American cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Skimmed milk powderNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Sunflower lecithinNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Apo carotenalNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

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

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

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

Show original label text

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, PALM OIL, BUTTERMILK, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DEXTROSE, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, FUMARIC ACID, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, GUAR GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE, PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, BHA, BHT, PORK STOCK, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CARAMEL COLOR, WHOLE EGGS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WHEY SOLIDS, NONFAT DRIED MILK, CITRIC ACID, AMERICAN CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), WATER, NON-FAT DRY MILK, WHEY, CREAM, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBIC ACID, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SOY LECITHIN, APO CAROTENAL.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Oct 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 13 not assessed

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