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Smoked Bacon & Cheddar Blend Cheese

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cheddar53.3%No flag
  • Monterey jack cheese23.3%No flag
  • Milk11.7%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments5.8%No flag
  • Salt2.9%No flag›
  • Enzyme2.9%No flag›
  • Water11.7%No flag›
  • Bacon5.8%No flag
  • With water2.9%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.7%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2500.4%High

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

  • May also contain smoke flavoring0.2%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Brown sugarNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • Flavo0.2%No flag
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CHEDDAR AND MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. MAY ALSO CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, BROWN SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVO

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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