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prosciutto crudo
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prosciutto crudo

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 30 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pork meat97.8%No flag
  • Salt1.1%No flag›
  • Preservative1.1%No flag
  • E2521.1%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

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Carne di suino, sale, conservante: E252.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low

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