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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. 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

  • Black forest ham60%No flag
  • Ham with34.2%No flag
  • Water34.2%No flag›
  • Sugar1.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.2%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.7%No flag›
  • Less than 2% of sodium phosphate0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.7%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E25020.7%High

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

  • Marble rye bread20%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour10%No flag
  • Barley malt flour5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.5%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3001.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Water5%No flag›
  • Caraway seeds2.5%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.7%No flag›
  • Cultured rye flour0.7%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.6%No flag
  • Barley malt flour0.3%No flag›
  • Yeast0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • Romaine lettuce10%No flag›
  • Swiss cheese5%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk2.5%No flag
  • Microbial culture1.3%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.6%No flag›
  • Red onion5%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Black forest ham (ham cured with: water, sugar, dextrose, sea salt, less than 2% of sodium phosphate, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), marble rye bread (enriched wheat flour [malted barley flour, niacin, ascorbic acid, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid], water, caraway seeds, sea salt, cultured rye flour, caramel color, malted barley flour, yeast, mono - and diglycerides, enzymes, guar gum, ascorbic acid, corn syrup solids, vegetable oil [canola and/or soybean]), romaine lettuce, swiss cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, culture, salt, enzymes), red onion.

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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