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R. L. Zeigler Company Inc.Meats And Their Products · 0009400009910

Red Hots Imitation Sausage-Artificially Colored

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

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

Ingredients

  • Mechanically separated chicken pork52.1%No flag
  • Water24%No flag
  • Bacon with12%No flag
  • Water6%No flag
  • Salt1.2%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E3391.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.7%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.7%No flag
  • Hydrolyzed soy and corn protein0.7%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.7%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Sodium nitrate · E2510.5%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium lactate · E325No flag
  • BeefNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • E262iiNo flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrate · E251Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • Red 3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • 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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Mechanically separated chicken pork, water, bacon cured with; water, salt, sodium phosphate, sugar, sodium erythorbate, hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrate). wheat flour, modified food starch, corn syrup, salt, flavoring, sodium lactate, beef, dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate, red 3.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 11 ingredients yet.

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