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Meats And Their Products · 0028364213058

Cheddar & bacon sausage

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 23 Apr 2020

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 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pork64.4%No flag›
  • Pasteurized process cheddar cheese17.8%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese8.9%No flag
  • Soured milk4.4%No flag
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Enzyme3.4%No flag›
  • Water4.4%No flag›
  • Cream2.2%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E3391.1%Low

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

  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Vegetable pigment0.3%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b0.1%No flag
  • Paprika extract · E160c0.1%No flag
  • E460ii0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Natamycin · E235<0.1%No flag
  • Less than 2% of the following1.4%No flag
  • Brown sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese flavor1%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese0.5%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk0.3%No flag
  • Microbial culture0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey0.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Unsalted butter<0.1%No flag
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E339ii<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Bacon flavouring1%No flag
  • Tapioca maltodextrin0.5%No flag
  • Yeast extract0.3%No flag›
  • Bacon flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Rendered bacon fat<0.1%No flag
  • Bacon<0.1%No flag
  • With water<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339Low

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

  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Natural flavouring1%No flag
  • Spice1%No flag›
  • Garlic1%No flag›
  • Onion1%No flag›
  • Smoke flavouring1%No flag
  • Grill flavor8.2%No flag
Show original label text

Pork, pasteurized process cheddar cheese [cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphates, salt, vegetable color (annatto extract, paprika extract), powdered cellulose, potassium sorbate, natamycin], less than 2% of the following: brown sugar, salt, cheddar cheese flavor [cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, culture, salt, enzymes), whey, salt, unsalted butter (pasteurized cream, natural flavor), disodium phosphate, natural flavor, lactic acid], bacon flavor {tapioca maltodextrin, yeast extract, bacon flavor [rendered bacon fat and cooked bacon (cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), smoke flavor, sugar, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, flavor], salt, sugar, maltodextrin, smoke flavor, flavor}, natural flavors, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, smoke flavor, grill flavor (from sunflower oil).

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic 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

1 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

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