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Nem chua

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are 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.
  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.
  3. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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

  • Pork88%No flag›
  • Meat58%No flag
  • Pork rind27%No flag
  • Gras3%No flag
  • Sugar6.5%No flag›
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Flavour enhancer1.6%No flag
  • Monoglutamate de sodium · E6211.6%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Rice1.2%No flag›
  • Pepper0.6%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.3%No flag›
  • Chili pepper0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin C<0.1%No flag›
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Lactose<0.1%No flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Nitrate de potassium · E252Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Carmin de cochenille · E120Moderate

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

  • Feuilles de girembellierNo flag
Show original label text

Porc 88% (viande 58%, couenne 27%, gras 3%), sucre, sel, exhausteur de goût: monoglutamate de sodium; riz grillé moulu, poivre, dextrose, piment, ail, anti-oxydant: acide ascorbique et ascorbate de sodium, lactose, conservateur: nitrate de potassium, colorant: carmin de cochenille, feuilles de girembellier.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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