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Jimmy Dean, Sara Lee FoodsFrozen Foods · 0077900650321

Hickory smoked turkey

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

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

4 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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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. Calcium 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Honey wheat bun50.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour25.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour24.6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron6.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.5%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Whole grain wheat flour0.2%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat bran<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of calcium sulfate<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Calcium peroxide · E930No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

    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
  • Distilled monoglyceridesNo flag
  • Bht · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Ethoxylated mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Soy fiberNo flag
  • HoneyNo flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Alpha-amylase · E1100No flag
  • XylanaseNo flag›
  • Palm oleinNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Acacia gum · E414No flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E341No flag
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Turkey breastNo flag›
  • Turkey breastNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less modified corn starchNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Potassium lactate · E326No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Yeast extractNo 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.

  • PotassiumNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Sodium lactate · E325No flag
  • Fully cooked applewood bacon slicesNo flag
  • Bacon cured with waterNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Sharp cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurised milkNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Annatto colorNo flag›
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Honey wheat bun: enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, whole grain wheat flour, high fructose corn syrup, wheat bran, yeast, contains less than 2% of calcium sulfate, salt, calcium peroxide, ascorbic acid, modified corn starch, maltodextrin, sunflower oil, coconut oil, natural flavors, gum arabic, calcium propionate (preservative), distilled mono-glycerides, bht, citric acid, ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides, silicon dioxide, soy fiber, honey, wheat starch, enzymes [alpha-amylase and xylanase], palm olein, sodium citrate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soybean oil, acacia gum, calcium phosphate, wheat gluten. hickory smoked turkey breast: turkey breast, water, contains 2% or less modified corn starch, sugar, salt, potassium lactate, natural flavor, yeast extract, carrageenan, potassium and sodium phosphates, tricalcium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sodium lactate. fully cooked applewood bacon slices: bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. sharp cheddar cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and annatto color.

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.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

7 moderate · 4 low · 13 not assessed

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