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Sausages
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Sausages

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    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. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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.
  3. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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 Pork72%No flag
  • Water14.8%No flag›
  • Fortified Wheat Flour6.6%No flag
  • Wheat Flour3.3%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i1.7%No flag
  • Iron0.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Thiamin0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose3.3%No flag›
  • Salt1.7%No flag›
  • Stabilisers0.8%No flag
  • Diphosphates · E4500.8%Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Disodium Diphosphate · E450i0.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Sodium Metabisulphite · E2230.2%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Sulphur Dioxide · E2200.1%Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

  • Raising Agent<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonium Carbonate · E503i<0.1%No flag
  • Herbs<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast Extract<0.1%No flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Ascorbic Acid · E300No flag
  • Spice ExtractsNo flag›
  • SageNo flag›
  • NutmegNo flag›
  • MaceNo flag›
  • PimientoNo flag
  • Sausages filled into pork collagen casingsNo flag
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British Pork (72%), Water, Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Dextrose, Salt, Stabilisers: Diphosphates, Disodium Diphosphate; Preservatives: Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites), Sulphur Dioxide; Raising Agent: Ammonium Carbonate; Herbs, Yeast Extract, Spices, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Spice Extracts: Sage, Nutmeg, Mace, Pimento. Sausages filled into pork collagen casings.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • 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

What drives this

3 low · 5 not assessed

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