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Pepperoni pizza frozen sandwiches
NestléFrozen Foods · 0043695071436

Pepperoni pizza frozen sandwiches

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Dec 2022

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.
  3. 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

  • Flour50%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour12.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.3%No flag
  • Iron3.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water25%No flag›
  • Reduced fat mozzarella cheese12.5%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk6.3%No flag
  • Skimmed milk3.1%No flag
  • Modified food starch1.6%No flag›
  • Microbial culture0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Ingredients not in regular mozzarella cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pepperoni6.3%No flag
  • Pork3.1%No flag›
  • Beef1.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of water0.4%No flag
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid starter culture<0.1%No flag
  • Oleoresin of paprika · E160c<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Bha · E320Moderate

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

  • Bht · E321Moderate

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

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Tomato concentrateNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • And less of sugarNo flag
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • BreadcrumbsNo flag
  • Wheat flourNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • YeastNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • TomatoNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Fractionated palm oilNo flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Dough conditioner blendNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • L-cysteine hydrochloride · E920No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
  • Methylcellulose · E461No flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Datem · E472eNo flag
  • Medium chain triglyceridesNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Butter flavouringNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Soya flourNo flag›
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
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Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, reduced fat mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, nonfat milk, modified food starch*, cultures, salt, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredients not in regular mozzarella cheese), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of water, dextrose, spices, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid (to protect flavor]), tomato paste, soybean oil, 2% or less of sugar, seasoning (bread crumb [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt], dried garlic, tomato powder, spice, salt, dextrose, dried onion, maltodextrin, citric acid, natural flavor), fractionated palm oil, yeast, salt, modified food starch, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes), dried garlic, soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, methylcellulose, flavor (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, natural flavors, datem, medium chain triglycerides), spices, dried onions, seasoning (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, butter flavor), whey, maltodextrin, potassium chloride, citric acid, soy flour, egg whites.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Dec 2022

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.
  • 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

1 high · 3 moderate · 3 low · 11 not assessed

  1. 07Dried GarlicLow concern
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