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Chicken breasts with smoked bacon
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Chicken breasts with smoked bacon

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 2025

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. 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

  • British Chicken Breast83%No flag
  • Smoked Streaky Bacon with added Water9%No flag
  • British Pork Belly7.8%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Brown Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Potassium Nitrate · E252<0.1%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Antioxidant<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Medium Mature Cheddar Cheese5%No flag
  • Cow S milk5%No flag
  • Safety1.5%No flag
  • Although every care has been taken to g remove all bones1.5%No flag
  • Some may remain0.8%No flag
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British Chicken Breast (83%), Smoked Streaky Bacon with added Water (9%) (British Pork Belly (87%), Water, Salt, Brown Sugar, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate; Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate), Grated Medium Mature Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk) (6%). Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. 0g Safety: Although every care has been taken to g remove all bones, some may remain. p

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 2025

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.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

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