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Sandwiches · 0041433124819

Ham & turkey club sandwich

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  • Multigrain baguette58.3%No flag
  • Bread29.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour14.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour7.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753.7%No flag
  • Iron1.8%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.5%No flag
  • Folic acid0.5%No flag›
  • Water14.4%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour7.2%No flag
  • Honey3.6%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of1.8%No flag
  • Oat flakes1.8%No flag
  • Millet0.9%No flag›
  • Flax seeds0.4%No flag›
  • Sunflower seeds0.2%No flag›
  • Sesame seeds0.1%No flag
  • Cracked wheat<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cultured wheat starch<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Cheddar cheese20.8%No flag
  • Cultured pasteurized milk10.4%No flag
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Enzyme1%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b8.4%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour8.4%No flag
  • Smoked ham with water added10.4%No flag
  • A portion of ground ham shank5.2%No flag
  • Ham added5.2%No flag
  • With water2.6%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of modified food starch0.8%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Potassium lactate · E3260.1%No flag
  • Sodium lactate · E325<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339<0.1%No flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Turkey breast5.2%No flag›
  • Breast with white turkey2.6%No flag
  • Water1.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less potassium lactate0.7%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.3%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • E262ii<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Mayonnaise2.6%No flag
  • Water1.3%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Eggs0.3%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Food modified starch<0.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of salt<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Phosphoric acid · E338Low

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

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Calcium disodium edta added to protect flavorNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Bacon2.6%No flag
  • Bacon cured with water1.3%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouring0.2%No flag
  • And sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

Show original label text

Multigrain baguette (unbleached bread flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, whole wheat flour, honey, contains less than 2% of: rolled oats, millet, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, cracked wheat, salt, cultured wheat starch, wheat flour, citric acid, vinegar, yeast, ascorbic acid [vitamin c], enzymes), cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), smoked ham with water added (a portion of ground ham shank and ham added [cured with water, salt, contains 2% or less of modified food starch, corn syrup, dextrose, potassium lactate, sodium lactate, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite]), turkey breast (turkey breast with white turkey, water, contains 2% or less potassium lactate, modified food starch, dextrose, salt, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, flavoring), mayonnaise (water, soybean oil, eggs, distilled vinegar, food modified starch, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of salt, spice, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], sugar, phosphoric acid, citric acid, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, artificial flavor, beta carotene [color]), bacon (bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, natural smoke flavor, and sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Sesame, 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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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