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MOZZARELLA & PEPPERONI PROTEIN PACK
LUNCHABLESMeat Product · 0044700070925

MOZZARELLA & PEPPERONI PROTEIN PACK

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Sep 2025

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. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Mozzarella pasteurized prepared cheese product62.5%No flag
  • Semi skimmed milk32.4%No flag
  • Water15.1%No flag›
  • Milk protein concentrate7.5%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of salt3.8%No flag
  • Sodium citrate1.9%No flag›
  • Milkfat0.9%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.5%No flag
  • Sorbic acid as a preservative0.2%No flag
  • Enzyme0.1%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • With sunflower lecithin added for slice separation<0.1%No flag
  • Crackers18.8%No flag
  • Flour9.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour4.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.3%No flag
  • Folic acid0.3%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil shortening4.7%No flag
  • Canola oil2.3%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm oil1.2%No flag
  • Soya oil0.6%No flag›
  • And PALM OIL0.6%No flag›
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of salt1%No flag
  • E500ii1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.8%No flag›
  • Natural type flavor0.8%No flag
  • Pepperoni made with pork9.4%No flag
  • Chicken9.4%No flag›
  • Pork4.7%No flag›
  • Chicken2.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF PORK STOCK0.7%No flag
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Oleoresin of paprika · E160c<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • BHA · E320Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • BHT · E321Moderate

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

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
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MOZZARELLA PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT (PART-SKIM MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, MILKFAT, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, WITH SUNFLOWER LECITHIN ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION)., CONTAINS: MILK;, CRACKERS (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL AND/OR FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, AND/OR PALM OIL), SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL TYPE FLAVOR), CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY;, PEPPERONI MADE WITH PORK AND CHICKEN (PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF PORK STOCK, SPICES [INCLUDING MUSTARD], DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Sep 2025

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 hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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