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Merguez porc et boeuf
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Merguez porc et boeuf

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Cochineal / carmine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 26 Mar 2026

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Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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

  • Meat22%No flag
  • Pork fat67%No flag›
  • Beef11%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • HerbNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301No flag
  • Beetroot juiceNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • E120Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Citrate de sodiumNo flag›
  • Acetate de sodium · E262iNo flag
  • Acetate de calcium · E263No flag
  • Natural sheep casingNo flag
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VIANDE ET GRAS DE PORC 67% ET DE BOEUF 22% (Origine FRANCE), SEL, DEXTROSE, EPICES, PLANTES AROMATIQUES, AROMES NATURELS, ASCORBATE DE SODIUM, POUDRE DE JUS DE BETTERAVE, COLORANT : E120, CITRATE DE SODIUM, ACETATE DE SODIUM, ACETATE DE CALCIUM, BOYAU NATUREL DE MOUTON.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 minor · 3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  1. 05Pork fatNot assessed
  3. 07SpiceNot assessed

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