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Chicken & Bacon Pasta Bake
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Chicken & Bacon Pasta Bake

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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. TriphosphatesMinor 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

  • Cooked rigatoni pasta in a creamy50%No flag
  • Mild white Cheddar cheese sauce with cooked25%No flag
  • Smoked flavour bacon Ingredients 45% Cheese Sauce12.5%No flag
  • Water6.3%No flag›
  • White Mild Cheddar Cheese3.1%No flag
  • White Mild Cheddar Cheese1.6%No flag
  • Potato Starch1.6%No flag›
  • Cream1.6%No flag›
  • Cream0.8%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.8%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.8%No flag
  • Béchamel Sauce Mix0.8%No flag
  • Modified Starch0.4%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast ExtractNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Acidity RegulatorNo flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • White PepperNo flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Potassium Sorbate · E2020.2%No flag
  • White Pepper0.2%No flag›
  • Cooked Rigatoni Pasta12.5%No flag
  • Water6.3%No flag›
  • Durum Wheat Semolina6.3%No flag›
  • ChickenNo flag›
  • ChickenNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • BaconNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E250High

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

  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Brown SugarNo flag›
  • Smoke FlavouringNo flag
  • StabiliserNo flag
  • Sodium Triphosphate · E451iNo flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Triphosphates (E451)Low

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

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Cooked rigatoni pasta in a creamy, mild white Cheddar cheese sauce with cooked. smoked flavour bacon Ingredients 45% Cheese Sauce (Water, White Mild Cheddar Cheese [White Mild Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Potato Starch], Cream [Milk, Stabiliser: Carrageenan] Béchamel Sauce Mix [Modified Starch, Full Cream Milk Powder, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Yeast Extract, Onion, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; White Pepper], Salt, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; White Pepper), 40% Cooked Rigatoni Pasta (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), 11% Chicken (Chicken, Water, Salt), 3% Bacon (98% Pork, Water, Salt, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite; Dextrose, Brown Sugar, Smoke Flavouring, Stabiliser: Sodium Triphosphate; Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate). Allergy Advice

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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.
  • TriphosphatesInorganic 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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