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Frozen Foods · 0044700096192

Ham & cheddar slider melts, ham & cheddar

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

  • Bun52.8%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour23.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour11.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3755.9%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Sugar2.8%No flag›
  • Soya oil2.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following2.8%No flag
  • Yeast1.4%No flag›
  • Yeast1.4%No flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E4911.7%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides with ascorbic acid0.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.1%No flag
  • Antioxidants0.1%No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282<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.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Black forest ham water added caramel colored casingNo flag
  • With waterNo flag›
  • HoneyNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Less than 2% modified food starchNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Pasteurized process cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
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Bun (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme], water, sugar, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of the following: yeast [yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid], salt, monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid [antioxidants], calcium propionate [preservative], calcium sulfate, wheat starch, ascorbic acid, enzymes], black forest ham water added caramel colored casing (cured with water, honey, salt, less than 2% modified food starch, dextrose, vinegar, sodium phosphates, sodium nitrite, sodium erythorbate), pasteurized process cheddar cheese ([milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], milkfat, water, sodium citrate, salt, sorbic acid [preservative], oleoresin paprika [color], annatto [color]).

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

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3 low · 3 not assessed

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