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Market pantry, baked beans seasoned with brown sugar & bacon
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are 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.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
- White beans55.6%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
- Beetroot<0.1%No flag
- Dehydrated onion<0.1%No flag
- Oleoresin of paprika · E160cNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Bacon4.2%No flag
- Sodium phosphates · E3390.5%No flag
- Sodium erythorbate · E3160.5%No flag
- Sodium nitrite · E2500.5%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- May contain sugar0.3%No flag
- Smoke flavouring0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Prepared white beans, water, brown sugar, sugar, seasoning (sugar, spices, molasses, maltodextrin, natural flavors, salt, beet powder, dehydrated onion, oleoresin of paprika, caramel color, dehydrated garlic), bacon (cured with water, salt, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite [may contain sugar, brown sugar, and/or smoke flavoring]), salt, distilled vinegar, modified corn starch.
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.
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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