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Lidl chicken and bacon sandwich
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Lidl chicken and bacon sandwich

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Malted Wheat Bread51%No flag
  • Fortified Wheat Flour27.6%No flag
  • Wheat Flour14.2%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i6.7%No flag
  • Iron3.3%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.7%No flag
  • Thiamin1.7%No flag›
  • Water11.7%No flag›
  • Malted Wheat Flakes5.8%No flag
  • Yeast2.9%No flag›
  • Barley Malt Flour1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat Gluten0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E472e0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Buckwheat Flour<0.1%No flag
  • Flour Treatment Agent<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic Acid · E300<0.1%No flag
  • British Chicken Breast26%No flag
  • British Chicken Breast23.4%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Corn flour0.5%No flag›
  • Chicken broth0.5%No flag
  • Water0.5%No flag›
  • Chicken Carcass0.5%No flag
  • Cooked Smoked British Streaky Bacon12%No flag
  • British Pork Belly7%No flag
  • Maple Syrup2.5%No flag›
  • Sugar1.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Antioxidant0.4%No flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E3010.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E2500.4%High

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

  • Mayonnaise11%No flag
  • Mayonnaise8.3%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil4.4%No flag›
  • Water1.9%No flag›
  • Free Range Egg1%No flag
  • Corn flour0.5%No flag›
  • Spirit Vinegar0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Dijon Mustard<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard Seeds<0.1%No flag›
  • Spirit VinegarNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard<0.1%No flag
  • Cracked Black Pepper2.8%No flag
Show original label text

Malted Wheat Bread (Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Yeast,Barley Malt Flour, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Rapeseed Oil, Buckwheat Flour, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), 26% Roasted British Chicken Breast (British Chicken Breast, Salt, Cornflour, Chicken Stock [Water, Chicken Carcass), 12% Cooked Smoked British Streaky Bacon (British Pork Belly, Maple Syrup, Sugar, Salt, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite), 11% Seasoned Mayonnaise (Mayonnaise [Rapeseed Oil, Water, Free Range Egg, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Salt, Mustard Flour], Cracked Black Pepper).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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.

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