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Ham and cheese melts
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Ham and cheese melts

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Mar 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Fully cooked smoked ham with water added47.9%No flag
  • Ground ham shank24.5%No flag
  • Water14.8%No flag›
  • Salt2.2%No flag›
  • And less of2%No flag
  • Modified food starch2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1%No flag›
  • Dextrose1%No flag›
  • Potassium lactate · E3261%No flag
  • Sodium lactate · E3251%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E3390.8%No flag
  • E262ii0.8%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.8%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2500.7%High

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

  • Wheat flour0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • High oleic sunflower oil<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Bakers yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Soured milkNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
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fully cooked smoked ham with water added, ground ham shank, water, salt, 2% or less of: modified food starch, corn syrup, dextrose, potassium lactate, sodium lactate, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, wheat flour, water, high oleic sunflower oil, sugar, salt, bakers yeast extract, malted barley flour, cultured milk, enzymes, sorbic acid, annatto extract, paprika extract

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Mar 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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