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Potted meat

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Chicken54.5%No flag›
  • Partially defatted pork fatty tissue22.7%No flag
  • Vitamin E11.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring5.7%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3305.7%No flag
  • Water11.4%No flag›
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of1.4%No flag
  • Vinegar1.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.4%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3161.4%No flag
  • Garlic1.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring1.4%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2501.6%High

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

Show original label text

Mechanically separated chicken, partially defatted pork fatty tissue (tocopherol, natural flavor and citric acid), water, salt, contains 2% or less of: mustard, vinegar, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, garlic powder, natural flavors, sodium nitrite.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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