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Chorizo doux
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Chorizo doux

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 28 Mar 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 meat62.7%No flag
  • Pork fat20.6%No flag›
  • Piments d'Espagne séchés en poudre3.9%No flag
  • Salt2.2%No flag›
  • Lactose2.2%No flag›
  • Garlic2.2%No flag›
  • Piment doux0.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Oregano0.3%No flag›
  • Dried cayenne pepper0.1%No flag
  • Nutmeg<0.1%No flag›
  • Cumin<0.1%No flag›
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Nitrate de potassium · E252<0.1%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Nitrite de sodium · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Boyau naturel de porc<0.1%No flag
  • Conservateurs du boyau4.8%No flag
  • Sorbate de potassium · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Natamycine · E235<0.1%No flag
  • Viande et gras de porc4.7%No flag
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Viande de porc, gras de porc, piments d'Espagne séchés en poudre 3,9%, sel, _lactose_, ail, piment doux séché en poudre 0,5%, sucre, origan, piment de Cayenne séché en poudre 0,1%, muscade, cumin, conservateurs : ascorbate de sodium - nitrate de potassium - nitrite de sodium, ferments, boyau naturel de porc, conservateurs du boyau : sorbate de potassium et natamycine. 135g de viande de porc mis en œuvre pour 100g de produit fini. Viande et gras de porc origine Union Européenne et non-Union Européenne (Royaume-Uni).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Mar 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 high · 4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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