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Frozen Foods · 0041322130259

Hand pulled pork with sweet & spicy bbq sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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. 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

  • Filling51.7%No flag
  • Pork51.7%No flag›
  • Sauce24.2%No flag
  • Ketchup12.1%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate6%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar3%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Brown sugar3%No flag›
  • Worcestershire sauce1.5%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.8%No flag›
  • Molasses0.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • TamarindNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Mustard0.8%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Turmeric paprika<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Natural hickory smoke flavor<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Bun<0.1%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

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

  • A preservativeNo flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E517No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Filling: pork, sauce (ketchup [tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, salt, spice, onion powder, natural flavoring], water, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce concentrate [distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor], mustard [distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric paprika, spice, garlic powder], modified cornstarch, salt, natural hickory smoke flavor, spices. bun: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, soybean oil, wheat gluten, salt, calcium propionate (a preservative), sodium stearoyl lactylate, ammonium sulfate, ascorbic acid, citric acid, calcium sulfate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Mustard, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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

What drives this

6 low · 8 not assessed

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