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BLACK FOREST UNCURED HAM
Oscar MayerMeats And Their Products · 0044700032527

BLACK FOREST UNCURED HAM

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Ham52.9%No flag
  • Water23.5%No flag›
  • Vinegar11.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Celery juice0.5%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E3390.5%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.5%No flag›
  • Dried garlic0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Cherry0.5%No flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Juniperberry oil0.5%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids0.5%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a5.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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HAM, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, CULTURED CELERY JUICE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, MALTODEXTRIN, DRIED GARLIC, SPICES, CHERRY POWDER, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, JUNIPERBERRY OIL, FLAVOR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CARAMEL COLOR.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 6 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 6 not assessed

  1. 05Dried GarlicLow concern
6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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