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Welsh jambon & cheddar
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Welsh jambon & cheddar

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Potassium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Cheddar56%No flag
  • Cow S milk50.9%No flag
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.9%No flag
  • Coagulating enzyme0.9%No flag
  • Colour0.9%No flag
  • Norbixine de roucou0.9%No flag
  • Caroténoïdes · E1600.8%No flag
  • Agent antiagglomérant0.8%No flag
  • Potato starch0.8%No flag›
  • Bière blonde23%No flag
  • Water13.4%No flag›
  • Malted barley4.8%No flag›
  • Corn2.4%No flag›
  • Barley1.2%No flag›
  • Hops0.6%No flag›
  • Hop extract0.6%No flag›
  • Superior cooked ham9.6%No flag
  • Ham9.1%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Glucose syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Nitrite de sodium · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Rusk9%No flag
  • Wheat flour5.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.9%No flag›
  • Yeast0.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Flour treatment agent0.6%No flag
  • Acide ascorbique · E3000.6%No flag
  • Mustard1.6%No flag
  • Water0.9%No flag›
  • Mustard seed0.4%No flag›
  • Alcohol vinegar0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Disulfite de potassium · E224<0.1%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Acide citrique · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Cayenne pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixin (E160B)Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Show original label text

Cheddar 56% [lait pasteurisé de vache (origine : UE), sel, ferments lactiques (lait), enzymes coagulantes, colorant : norbixine de roucou - caroténoïdes, agent antiagglomérant : fécule de pomme de terre], bière blonde 23% (eau, malt d'orge, maïs, orge, houblon, extrait de houblon), jambon cuit supérieur 9,6% [jambon de porc (origine : France) 95%, sel, arômes naturels, sirop de glucose, antioxydant : ascorbate de sodium, conservateur : nitrite de sodium], biscotte 9% (farine de blé, sucre, huile de tournesol, levures, sel, agent de traitement de la farine : acide ascorbique), moutarde (eau, graine de moutarde, vinaigre d'alcool, sel, conservateur : disulfite de potassium, acidifiant : acide citrique), sel, poivre de cayenne.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Mar 2026

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.
  • Potassium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 1 not assessed

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