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Pancetta italienne
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Pancetta italienne

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

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

  • Pork breast88%No flag
  • Salt1.7%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.7%No flag›
  • Flavouring1.7%No flag
  • Spice1.7%No flag›
  • Antioxidant1.7%No flag
  • Érythorbate de sodium · E3161.7%No flag
  • Preservative1.7%No flag
  • Nitrate de potassium · E2521.7%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Nitrite de sodium · E2501.7%High

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

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poitrine de porc (origine UE); sel ; dextrose ; arômes ; épices ; antioxydant : érythorbate de sodium ; conservateurs : nitrate de potassium, nitrite de sodium.

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.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  1. 03SpiceNot assessed

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