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Presunto Tapas
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 31 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Perna de suíno95.9%No flag
- De perna de suíno para preparar presunto70.9%No flag
- Origem UE25%No flag
- Antioxidantes0.3%No flag
- Ascorbato de sódio · E3010.1%No flag
- Citratos de sódio0.1%No flag
- Preservative1.3%No flag
- Nitrito de sódio · E2500.3%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Nitrato de potássio · E2521.1%Moderate
Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
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Perna de suíno (143 g de perna de suíno para preparar presunto) (origem UE), sal, açúcar, dextrose, antioxidantes (ascorbato de sódio e citratos de sódio) e conservantes (nitrito de sódio e nitrato de potássio).
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
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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