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Ham stock cubes
Dried Products · 5000354404641

Ham stock cubes

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    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

  • Ingredients38.1%No flag
  • Greatest first20.8%No flag
  • Salt17.3%No flag›
  • Potato Starch20.6%No flag›
  • Dehydrated glucose syrup15.3%No flag
  • Flavourings4.8%No flag
  • Contain Barley3.5%No flag›
  • Wheat1.3%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour4.8%No flag›
  • With added Calcium2.9%No flag›
  • Iron0.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.5%No flag
  • Thiamin0.5%No flag›
  • Ham Bouillon Powder4.5%No flag
  • Pork Bonestock2.5%No flag
  • Yeast Extract1%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Whey Powder0.3%No flag
  • Whey powder0.3%No flag
  • Dehydrated onion0.1%No flag
  • Sunflower Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion Extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Parsley<0.1%No flag›
  • Celery<0.1%No flag›
  • Pork Fat4.5%No flag›
  • Sugar3.3%No flag›
  • Ham2%No flag
  • Pork1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Smoke Flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Acidity Regulator<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrate · E251<0.1%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • Onion1%No flag›
  • Parsley0.7%No flag›
  • Smoke Flavouring0.3%No flag
  • Including cereals containing gluten0.2%No flag
  • 5 000354"404641">0.2%No flag
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INGREDIENTS (GREATEST FIRST): Salt, Potato Starch, Dried Glucose Syrup, Flavourings (contain Barley, Wheat), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Ham Bouillon Powder (4.5%) (Pork Bonestock, Yeast Extract, Salt, Whey Powder (from Milk), Dried Onion, Sunflower Oil, Onion Extract, Parsley Extract, Celery Extract), Pork Fat (4.5%), Sugar, Ham Powder (2%) (Pork, Salt, Dextrose, Smoke Flavouring, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Ascorbate), Preservative (Sodium Nitrate)), Onion Powder, Dried Parsley, Smoke Flavouring. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. 5 000354&quot;404641&quot;&gt;

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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