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Real Bacon Bits
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).
- Critical
Allergens
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 11 Jul 2025
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
- Bacon100%No flag
- Sodium nitrite · E2506.3%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- May also contain smoke flavoring3.1%No flag
- Sodium phosphates · E3390.8%No flag
- Sodium erythorbate · E3160.4%No flag
- Sodium ascorbate · E3010.2%No flag
- Flavouring0.2%No flag
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BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY ALSO CONTAIN SMOKE FLAVORING, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVORING)
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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