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Jalapeño & Cheddar Smoked Sausage
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Jalapeño & Cheddar Smoked Sausage

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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.
  3. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Pork52.5%No flag›
  • Chicken23.8%No flag›
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup5.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.9%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.9%No flag
  • Autolyzed yeast extract0.9%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.9%No flag›
  • Potassium acetate · E2610.7%No flag
  • Potassium lactate · E3260.4%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.2%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Sodium phosphates · E339<0.1%No flag
  • E262ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurized process cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vegetable pigmentNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • Bacon bitsNo flag
  • With waterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Potato maltodextrinNo flag
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pork, mechanically separated chicken, water, corn syrup, salt, modified food starch, flavorings, autolyzed yeast extract, dextrose, potassium acetate, potassium lactate, monosodium glutamate, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, extractives of paprika, sodium nitrite, cheddar cheese (pasteurized process cheddar cheese [cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphate, salt, vegetable color (annatto and paprika extract), sodium alginate]), bacon bits (cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), potato maltodextrin

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Apr 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.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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