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BLT on malted bread
Sainsbury'sSandwiches · 00238502

BLT on malted bread

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

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

  • Bread40.5%No flag
  • Fortified Wheat Flour21.3%No flag
  • Wheat Flour10.9%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i5.2%No flag
  • Iron2.6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.3%No flag
  • Thiamin1.3%No flag›
  • Water9.6%No flag›
  • Malted Wheat Flakes4.8%No flag
  • Wheat Bran2.4%No flag›
  • Yeast1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.4%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E4710.2%No flag
  • Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E472e<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat Gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • Malted Wheat Flour<0.1%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Flour Treatment AgentNo flag
  • Ascorbic Acid · E300No flag
  • Wheat FlourNo flag›
  • Wheat StarchNo flag›
  • Maple Cured Smoked Bacon18%No flag
  • Pork Belly11.3%No flag
  • Maple Syrup3.3%No flag›
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Antioxidant0.4%No flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E3010.4%No flag
  • Preservative1.6%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E2501.6%High

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

  • Tomatoes17%No flag›
  • Mayonnaise12.5%No flag
  • Water6.7%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil2.9%No flag›
  • Corn flour1.5%No flag›
  • Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk0.7%No flag
  • Spirit Vinegar0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Free Range Egg<0.1%No flag
  • Concentrated Lemon Juice<0.1%No flag
  • Black Mustard Seeds<0.1%No flag›
  • Lettuce8%No flag›
  • Including cereals containing gluten4%No flag
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Malted Bread (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Yeast, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Wheat Gluten, Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid; Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), Maple Cured Smoked Bacon (18%) (Pork Belly, Maple Syrup, Sugar, Salt, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite), Tomatoes (17%), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Pasteurised Free Range Egg, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Black Mustard Seeds), Lettuce (8%). Allergy advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 2 ingredients yet.

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