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Heritage FarmMeats And Their Products · 0011110866667

Pickle & pimento loaf, pickle & pimento

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 28 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 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. Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Chicken52.9%No flag›
  • Pork23.5%No flag›
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Sweet pickles5.9%No flag
  • Cucumber2.9%No flag›
  • Fructose1.5%No flag›
  • Cane sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate added as preservatives<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • AlumNo flag›
  • Beef2.9%No flag›
  • Modified food starch1.5%No flag›
  • Red bell peppers0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.2%No flag
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium lactate · E326<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339<0.1%No flag
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Sugar coatingNo flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

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Mechanically separated chicken, pork, water, sweet pickles (cucumber, fructose and/or cane sugar, water, vinegar, salt, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate added as preservatives, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, natural flavorings, turmeric and alum), beef, modified food starch, red bell peppers, salt, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, corn syrup solids, potassium lactate, flavoring, sodium phosphates, seasonings (modified food starch, dextrose, sugar, onion powder, natural flavors, garlic powder, extractives of paprika), sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

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.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 moderate · 1 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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