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Chicken & bacon pasta
Sainsbury's,SainsburysMeals · 00458207

Chicken & bacon pasta

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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

  • Penne Pasta28.5%No flag
  • Durum Wheat Semolina17.3%No flag›
  • Water11.3%No flag›
  • Cow S milk20.3%No flag
  • Cow S milk17.5%No flag
  • Chicken Breast12%No flag›
  • Water8.5%No flag›
  • Mature Cheddar Cheese5%No flag
  • Cow S milk5%No flag
  • Single Cream4.3%No flag
  • Cow S milk4.3%No flag
  • Beechwood Smoked Bacon Lardons3.5%No flag
  • Pork Shoulder2.1%No flag›
  • Pork Belly0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E2500.2%High

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

  • Antioxidant0.2%No flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E3010.2%No flag
  • Comflour0.8%No flag
  • White WineNo flag›
  • Chicken brothNo flag
  • Chicken ProteinNo flag
  • Chicken brothNo flag
  • Chicken CarcassNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Chicken FatNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Garlic PuréeNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • English MustardNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Wheat FlourNo flag›
  • Yellow Mustard FlourNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Black PepperNo flag›
  • NutmegNo flag›
  • Bay LeafNo flag›
Show original label text

Cooked Penne Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Whole Cows' Milk, Skimmed Cows' Milk, Chicken Breast (12%), Water, Mature Cheddar Cheese (5%) (Cows' Milk), Single Cream (Cows' Milk), Beechwood Smoked Bacon Lardons (3.5%) (Pork Shoulder, Pork Belly, Salt, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate), Comflour, White Wine (1%), Chicken Bouillon (Chicken Protein, Chicken Stock, Chicken Carcass, Water, Chicken Fat, Salt), Garlic Purée, Salt, Parsley, English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Salt, Sugar, Wheat Flour, Yellow Mustard Flour, Turmeric), Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Bay Leaf.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 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

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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