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English style ham
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (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 30 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Cure4.2%No flag
- 4500.5%No flag
- 4510.5%No flag
- Dextrose preservative1%No flag
- 2501%No flag
- Acidity regulators3.1%No flag
- 3261.6%No flag
- 3251.6%No flag
- Keep refrigerated0.8%No flag
- Store at and below 4°c0.8%No flag
- Sodium nitrite (E250)High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
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pork (75%), water, cure [salt, sugar, mineral salts (450, 451), dextrose preservative (250)], acidity regulators (326, 325), modified starch (1442 maize or tapic may contain traces of soy. keep refrigerated. store at or below 4°c.
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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