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La bûche excellence
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).
- High
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 18 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Duck foie gras52.4%No flag
- Morceaux de foie gras de canard30%No flag
- Armagnac0.5%No flag
- J antioxydant ascorbate de sodium<0.1%No flag
- Preservative6.3%No flag
- Nitrite de sodium · E2506.3%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
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Foie gras de canard (origine France), morceaux de foie gras de canard 30% (origine France), eau, sel 1%, Armagnac, sucre, épices (dont poivre 0,1%) j antioxydant ascorbate de sodium, conservateur 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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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