Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Bacon & Leek Quiche
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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
- Skimmed milk25.8%No flag
- Fortifed wheat flour19.9%No flag
- Nicotinic acid · E3751.1%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170i1.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese14%No flag
- Free range whole egg11.3%No flag
- Smoked reformed bacon with added water8.6%No flag
- Porto water5.2%No flag
- Preservative0.4%No flag
- Sodium nitrite · E2500.4%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Double cream0.3%No flag
- Fromage frais0.1%No flag
- Medium fat soft cheese<0.1%No flag
- Calcium sulphate · E516No flag
- Low sodium sea saltNo flag
- Potassium chloride · E508No flag
- Magnesium sulphate · E518No flag
- Flour treatment agentNo flag
- L-cysteine hydrochloride · E920No flag
Show original label text
Skimmed milk, Fortifed wheat flour (wheat flour, iron, thiamin, nicotinic acid, calcium carbonate), Cheddar cheese (milk) 14%, Pasteurised free range whole egg, Vegetable oil (palm, rapeseed), Leek 8.6%, Smoked reformed bacon with added water 8.6% (porto water, maize starch, salt, maple syrup, preservative:sodium nitrite), Double cream (milk), Fromage frais (milk), Medium fat soft cheese (milk), Maize starch, Maize flour, Calcium sulphate, Low sodium sea salt (sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium sulphate), White pepper, Nutmeg, Flour treatment agent (L—cysteine hydrochloride)
Alerts
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
What drives this
- Corn StarchLow concern
- White PepperLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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