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sausage

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

Food health
Critical
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 31 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. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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

  • Pork53.3%No flag›
  • Pork fat23.3%No flag›
  • Pork rincd11.7%No flag
  • Spices mix5.8%No flag
  • Spice2.9%No flag›
  • Edible salt1.5%No flag›
  • Antfoxidant0.7%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E3010.7%No flag
  • Spice axtracts0.4%No flag
  • Flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Carmines · E120<0.1%Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Nitrite curing salt<0.1%No flag
  • Edible salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Praservative<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

  • Moisture is lost during curing and maturationNo flag
  • TypicalNo flag
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pork, pork fat,pork rincd,spices mix (spices, edible salt, antfoxidant (sodium ascorbate), spice axtracts, aroma,colour (carmines)], nitrite salt mixture (edible salt, praservative (sodium nitrite), made with 132 g of raw pork per 100 g of nished product, moisture is lost during curing and maturation, typical

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.
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 3 not assessed

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