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Sandwiches · 0052548605001

Ham and cheese sub

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

5 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. 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.
  3. Propionic acidMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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.
  4. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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.
  5. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    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 roll52.5%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour23.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour11.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour5.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.6%No flag›
  • Yeast1.6%No flag›
  • Salt1.2%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent1.2%No flag
  • Water0.6%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides0.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Propionic acid · E280<0.1%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Phosphoric acid · E3380.1%Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Flour treatment agent1.2%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.6%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten0.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.1%No flag
  • Hydrolyzed wheat gluten0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat<0.1%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent1.2%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E5160.6%No flag
  • Wheat starch0.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Malt1.2%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.6%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Cornmeal0.3%No flag
  • Cooked ham with natural juices0.1%No flag
  • With water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium lactate · E325No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Vegetable pigmentNo flag
Show original label text

Sub roll (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, palm oil, yeast, salt, dough conditioner (water, monoglycerides, contains 2% or less of: preservatives (propionic acid, phosphoric acid)), dough conditioner (wheat flour, wheat gluten, contains 2% or less of: hydrolyzed wheat gluten, enzymes (wheat), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), organic wheat starch), dough conditioner (calcium sulfate, wheat starch, wheat flour, contains 2% or less of: enzymes (wheat), salt), dry malt, calcium propionate, cornmeal), cooked ham with natural juices (cured with water, salt, dextrose, sodium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Propionic acidPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 moderate · 1 low · 4 not assessed

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