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Pepperoni speciale garlic and onion focaccia bread topped with pepperoni, marinara sauce and three types of mozzarella cheese artisan style melts pizza

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 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. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Bread47.5%No flag
  • Flour24.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Water11.7%No flag›
  • Breadcrumbs5.9%No flag
  • Bleached wheat flour yeast2.9%No flag
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Salt2.1%No flag›
  • Olive oil2.9%No flag›
  • Yeast1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Garlic0.4%No flag›
  • Vital wheat gluten0.2%No flag
  • Isolated oat product<0.1%No flag
  • Dehydrated onion<0.1%No flag
  • E450vii<0.1%No flag
  • Vinegar<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Mozzarella cheese23%No flag
  • Milk11.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk5.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.8%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme2.3%No flag›
  • Pepperoni15.7%No flag
  • Pork8%No flag›
  • Beef3.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Spice0.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.5%No flag›
  • Lactic acid starter culture0.5%No flag
  • Oleoresin of paprika · E160c0.5%No flag
  • Flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E3010.5%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2500.3%High

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

  • Citric acid · E3300.3%No flag
  • Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese7.9%No flag
  • Semi skimmed milk4.2%No flag
  • Lactic ferments1.8%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme1.4%No flag›
  • Reduced fat mozzarella cheese3.9%No flag
  • Semi skimmed milk2.2%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.9%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate0.2%No flag›
  • Water2%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate1%No flag
  • And less of spicesNo flag
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Corn oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Bread (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour yeast, sugar, salt], olive oil, yeast, sugar, garlic, vital wheat gluten, isolated oat product, dried onion, calcium dihydrogen diphosphate, vinegar, salt, ascorbic acid), mozzarella cheese (milk, skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), pepperoni (pork and beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, flavoring, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, citric acid), low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), reduced fat mozzarella cheese (part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, vitamin a palmitate), water, tomato paste, 2% or less of spices, vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or corn oil), salt, dried garlic.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 1 low · 1 not assessed

  1. 03Dried GarlicLow concern
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