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drakenberg boerewors
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 1 Jun 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
- 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
- Total meat minimum 90% fat20%No flag
- Coriander clove⚫ black pepper pimento1.5%No flag
- Radurised1.5%No flag
- Salt calcium lactate dextrose3%No flag
- Yeast extract preservatives3%No flag
- Sodium sulphite sodium benzoate3%No flag
- Stabilisers3%No flag
- Acidity regulator3%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5091.5%No flag
- Filled in an edible casing0.8%No flag
- | allergens sulphur dioxide0.4%No flag
- Sodium benzoate (E211)Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sulphur dioxide (E220)Moderate
Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
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• beef and pork (total meat minimum 90% fat maximum 20 %) water (6%) spices (coriander clove⚫ black pepper pimento)(radurised). salt calcium lactate dextrose. yeast extract preservatives (sodium sulphite sodium benzoate) · spice extract (nutmeg). stabilisers. acidity regulator calcium chloride. filled in an edible casing. | allergens sulphur dioxide. cd
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterModerate concern
4 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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