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Sandwiches · 0815712014166

Ham & cheddar sandwich

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 23 Apr 2020

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. 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Bread62.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour32.2%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour16.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3758%No flag
  • Reduced iron4%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011%No flag
  • Folic acid1%No flag›
  • Water15.1%No flag›
  • Yeast7.6%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.9%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.9%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.9%No flag›
  • Acetic acid · E2600.9%No flag
  • Vinegar0.9%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides0.9%No flag›
  • Calcium sulfate · E5160.9%No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate xanthan gum0.5%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.3%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.3%Low

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

  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Ham18.8%No flag
  • Ham with9.4%No flag
  • Water9.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E3390.7%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.7%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2505.5%High

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

  • Cheddar cheese9.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk4.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.3%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.7%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.7%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Lettuce9.4%No flag›
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Bread (enriched bleached wheat flour (flour malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, contains 2% or less of: salt, soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, acetic acid, vinegar, monoglycerides, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate xanthan gum, soy lecithin, calcium propionate (preservative)), ham (ham cured with: water, salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto), lettuce.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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