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Bratwurst with Cheddar & Jalapeno Peppers
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Bratwurst with Cheddar & Jalapeno Peppers

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Sep 2023

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Pork52.9%No flag›
  • Pasteurized process cheddar cheese23.5%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese11.8%No flag
  • Soured milk5.9%No flag
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme4.5%No flag›
  • Cream5.9%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3392.9%No flag
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E2000.8%No flag
  • Preservative0.8%No flag
  • Apo carotenal and beta carotene coloring0.8%No flag
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids1.4%No flag›
  • Vinegar1.4%No flag›
  • Jalapeno peppers1.4%No flag›
  • Spice1.4%No flag›
  • Jalapeno peppers1.4%No flag›
  • Green bell peppers1.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Spice0.3%No flag›
  • Bha · E3200.1%Moderate

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

  • Bht · E321<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Propyl gallate · E310<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
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Pork, pasteurized process cheddar cheese [cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), cream, sodium phosphate, salt, sorbic acid, (preservative), apo carotenal and beta carotene coloring], water, salt, corn syrup solids, vinegar, dehydrated jalapeno peppers, spices, ground jalapeno peppers, dehydrated green bell peppers, dextrose, natural flavors, spice extractives, bha, bht, propyl gallate, citric acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Sep 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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