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Beef Bourguignon
M&S GastropubMeals · 00773515

Beef Bourguignon

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 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. Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation 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

  • British Beef34%No flag
  • Red Wine21%No flag
  • Smoked Bacon9%No flag
  • British Pork9%No flag
  • Water Curing SaltNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E250High

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

  • Sodium Nitrate · E251Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • Potassium Nitrate · E252No flag
  • Sugar AntioxidantNo flag
  • E301No flag
  • Water Baby Onions7%No flag
  • Cultivated mushroom7%No flag›
  • Onions Wheatflour * Beef Stock11%No flag
  • Water5.5%No flag›
  • Beef Bones2.8%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate1.4%No flag
  • Onion0.7%No flag›
  • Carrots0.7%No flag›
  • Carrot Purée Beef Dripping Beef Gelatine Garlic Purée White Wine Vinegar Molasses Thyme Cracked Black Pepper Bay Leaf11%No flag
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British Beef (34%) Red Wine (21%) Smoked Bacon (9%) (British Pork (86%) Water Curing Salt (Salt, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Nitrate, Potassium Nitrate) Sugar Antioxidant: E301) Water Baby Onions (7%) Button Mushrooms (7%) Onions _Wheatflour_* Beef Stock (Water, Beef Bones, Tomato Paste, Onion, Carrots) Carrot Purée Beef Dripping Beef Gelatine Garlic Purée White Wine Vinegar Molasses Thyme Cracked Black Pepper Bay Leaf

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 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.
  • Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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