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Penne carbonara
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Penne Pasta58.5%No flag
- Diced Reformed Smoke Flavour Bacon6.5%No flag
- Pork Belly10.3%No flag
- Smoke FlavouringNo flag
- AntioxidantNo flag
- Sodium Ascorbate · E301No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sodium Nitrite · E250High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Whipping Cream2.2%No flag
- Skimmed Milk0.6%No flag
- Medium Fat Soft Cheese<0.1%No flag
- Full Fat Hard CheeseNo flag
- Emmental CheeseNo flag
- Maasdam CheeseNo flag
- Tapioca StarchNo flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
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Cooked Penne Pasta (59%) (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Water, Mushrooms (10%), Diced Reformed Smoke Flavour Bacon (6%) (Pork Belly, Salt, Dextrose, Smoke Flavouring, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite), Whipping Cream (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Dried Skimmed Milk, Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk) (1%), Full Fat Hard Cheese (Milk) (1%), Rice Starch, Emmental Cheese (Milk) (0.5%), Maasdam Cheese (Milk) (0.5%), Salt, Wheat Flour, Tapioca Starch, Garlic, Potato Starch, Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithins; Black Pepper.
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
- WaterModerate concern
- Rapeseed oilModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
2 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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