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Cheddar bacon pasta salad
Meals · 0071117190649

Cheddar bacon pasta salad

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jun 2022

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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Cooked cavatappi pasta52.6%No flag
  • Semolina wheat flour27.6%No flag
  • With niacin · E37514.1%No flag
  • Iron6.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
  • Folic acid1.7%No flag›
  • Egg white25%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise23.7%No flag
  • Soya oil11.8%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Egg yolks3%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Celery5.9%No flag›
  • Sharp cheddar cheese3%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Annatto color<0.1%No flag›
  • Natamycin as a natural preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Onion1.5%No flag›
  • Carrot0.7%No flag›
  • Bacon bits0.4%No flag
  • With water0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural bacon flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Dijon mustard<0.1%No flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Mustard seedNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • White wineNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Tartaric acid · E334No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Apple cider vinegarNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
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Cooked cavatappi pasta (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, salt), water, celery, sharp cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color, natamycin as a natural preservative), onion, carrot, bacon bits (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), sugar, red bell pepper, salt, natural bacon flavor (natural flavor [milk], corn syrup solids, salt, yeast extract, natural smoke flavoring), dijon mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices), apple cider vinegar, modified corn starch, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), xanthan gum, garlic powder.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Egg, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jun 2022

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 7 not assessed

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