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Chorizo Tapas
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Chorizo Tapas

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 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. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic 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. Potassium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    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

  • C ORIZO ESPAGNOL Chorizo Exta Viande de porc55.6%No flag
  • Chorizo exta 122g de viande55.6%No flag
  • Sdylacbsa dextine22.2%No flag
  • Dextrose11.1%No flag›
  • Proténes delait5.6%No flag
  • Proténe desniaq anüoxydant2.8%No flag
  • E3012.8%No flag
  • Preservative1.4%No flag
  • E2520.7%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • E2500.7%High

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

  • Colour0.7%No flag
  • E1200.7%Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Pork meat0.3%No flag
  • Orijne0.3%No flag
  • Espagle0.3%No flag
  • Dédara50n Nuribonelle0.3%No flag
  • Valeurs nutritionndles moyennes Par 100g 1.243kJ0.3%No flag
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C ORIZO ESPAGNOL Chorizo Exta Viande de porc (100g de chorizo exta 122g de viande), sdylacbsa dextine, dextrose, proténes delait, proténe desniaq anüoxydant (E-301), conservateurs (E-252, E-250) et colorant (E-120). Viande de porc (Orijne: Espagle) Dédara50n Nuribonelle: Valeurs nutritionndles moyennes Par 100g 1.243kJ /

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.
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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