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Biltong
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrate).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation 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
- Beef used for every 100g of biltong82.7%No flag
- Spirit vinegar1.3%No flag
- Preservative1.3%No flag
- Sodium nitrate · E2511.3%Moderate
Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- Potassium sorbate · E2021.3%No flag
- Made in the UK using beef from the UK and Ireland1.3%No flag
- An Nutritional info1.3%No flag
- Per 100g per 50g pack WS1.3%No flag
- Energy1.3%No flag
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220g of beef used for every 100g of biltong, salt, coriander, distilled spirit vinegar, garlic, pepper, nutmeg, ground cloves, chilli, preservatives: sodium nitrate, potassium sorbate. Made in the UK using beef from the UK and Ireland. an Nutritional info: per 100g per 50g pack WS - Energy
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation 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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