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Meats And Their Products · 0054644001312

Hot pepper cheese & pepperoni roll

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • 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. 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Flour52.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour26.6%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.9%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water23.8%No flag›
  • Pepperoni11.9%No flag
  • Pork5.9%No flag›
  • Beef3%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Water1%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Lactic acid starter culture0.1%No flag
  • Paprika oleoresin color<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Bha preservativeNo flag
  • Bht preservativeNo flag
  • Citric acid preservativeNo flag
  • Pasteurized process cheese with jalapeno peppers5.9%No flag
  • American cheese3%No flag
  • Milk1.5%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate0.4%No flag›
  • Jalapeno peppers0.2%No flag›
  • Delactose whey<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbic acid preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Capsicum oleoresin<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2 % of each of the following3%No flag
  • Dextrose3%No flag›
  • Yeast1.5%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i<0.1%No flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Calcium stearoyl lactylateNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid added as a dough conditionerNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Tbhq preservativeNo flag
  • Propionic acid preservativeNo flag
  • Phosphoric acid preservativeNo 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.

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Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, water, dextrose, spices, lactic acid starter culture, paprika oleoresin color, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, bha preservative, bht preservative, citric acid preservative), pasteurized process cheese with jalapeno peppers (american cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], water, cream, sodium citrate, jalapeno peppers, delactose whey, color added, sorbic acid preservative, capsicum oleoresin), contains less than 2 % of each of the following: dextrose, yeast, soybean oil, sugar, salt, calcium propionate preservative, mono - and diglycerides, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate, defatted soy flour, calcium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid added as a dough conditioner, enzymes, tbhq preservative, propionic acid preservative, phosphoric acid preservative.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, 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.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

What drives this

3 moderate · 2 low · 5 not assessed

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