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Whole Italian Sub
Giant EagleSandwiches · 0030034963286

Whole Italian Sub

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 Jul 2025

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. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Sub roll52.4%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour26.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour6.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.2%No flag
  • Iron1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water23.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil11.9%No flag›
  • Yeast6%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING3%No flag
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.7%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Deactivated yeast<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Degermed yellow corn meal<0.1%No flag
  • Fully cooked smoked ham with waterNo flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Cured withNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF POTASSIUM LACTATENo flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium lactate · E325No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Nonsmoked provolone cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Genoa salamiNo flag
  • PorkNo flag›
  • BeefNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF DEXTROSENo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • BHA · E320Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • BHT · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Fully cooked capicola coated with spicesNo flag
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • With waterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OFNo flag
  • Sodium lactate · E325No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Green leaf lettuceNo flag
  • PepperoniNo flag
Show original label text

SUB ROLL (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, SALT, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, VINEGAR, MONOGLYCERIDES, ENZYMES, DEACTIVATED YEAST, ASCORBIC ACID, DEGERMED YELLOW CORN MEAL), FULLY COOKED SMOKED HAM WITH WATER AND SMOKE FLAVORING ADDED (CURED WITH: WATER, DEXTROSE, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF POTASSIUM LACTATE, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), NONSMOKED PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), GENOA SALAMI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF DEXTROSE, WATER, SPICES, SODIUM ASCORBATE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), FULLY COOKED CAPICOLA COATED WITH SPICES AND PAPRIKA (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SODIUM LACTATE, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, PEPPERONI

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 Jul 2025

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.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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