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Chorizo
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Chorizo

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Apr 2026

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. Potassium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    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

  • Pork meat72.4%No flag
  • Pork fat13.8%No flag›
  • Salt2.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Cayenne pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Herb<0.1%No flag
  • Lactose<0.1%No flag›
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Sucrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Nitrite de sodium · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Nitrate de potassium · E252<0.1%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Traitements de surface<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbate de potassium · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Natamycine · E235<0.1%No flag
  • Boyau naturel de porc<0.1%No flag
  • Viande de porc orgine Union Européenne11.3%No flag
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Viande de porc, gras de porc, sel, épices (dont piment de Cayenne 0,1%), plantes aromatiques, _lactose_, arômes, dextrose, saccharose, antioxydant : ascorbate de sodium, conservateurs : nitrite de sodium, nitrate de potassium. Traitements de surface : sorbate de potassium et natamycine. Boyau naturel de porc. Peut contenir des traces de soja, moutarde et fruits à coque. Viande de porc orgine Union Européenne. 142g de viande ont été mis en oeuvre pour 100g de produit fini.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Apr 2026

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.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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