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HormelSandwiches · 0037600166423

Smoked turkey breast & american cheese in a soft white wrap

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 6 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

6 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. 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.
  3. Sodium 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.
  4. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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.
  5. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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.
  6. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Flatbread66.7%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour34.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour17.3%No flag›
  • Reduced iron8.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3754.2%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate2.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.1%No flag
  • Folic acid1.1%No flag›
  • Water16.2%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten8.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil4.1%No flag›
  • Honey2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of raisin juice concentrate1%No flag
  • Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Yeast0.3%No flag›
  • Contains sorbitan monostearate · E4910.3%No flag
  • Soya flour0.1%No flag›
  • Oat fibre<0.1%No flag
  • Oat hydrocolloid<0.1%No flag
  • Oat bran<0.1%No flag›
  • Oat fibre<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Gum blendNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Fumaric acid · E297No flag
  • Baking powderNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Turkey breast16.7%No flag›
  • Turkey breast8.3%No flag›
  • Honey4.2%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar1.3%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.3%No flag›
  • Lactic acid starter culture0.2%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Pasteurized process american cheese16.7%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese8.3%No flag
  • Milk4.2%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments2.1%No flag
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.5%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.5%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Water4.2%No flag›
  • Cream2.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3391%No flag
  • Sodium citrate0.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E2000.1%No flag
  • Preservative0.1%No flag
  • Apo-carotenal0.1%No flag
  • Colour0.1%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Flatbread (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, wheat gluten, soybean oil, honey, contains 2% or less of raisin juice concentrate, sugar, yeast [contains sorbitan monostearate], defatted soy flour, oat fiber, oat hydrocolloid [oat bran, oat fiber], salt, gum blend [guar gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan], fumaric acid, baking powder [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate], sodium bicarbonate, potassium sorbate [preservative], sodium propionate [preservative]), smoked turkey breast (turkey breast, honey, salt, sugar, water, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), pasteurized process american cheese (cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto], water, cream, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, salt, sorbic acid [preservative], apo-carotenal [color]).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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