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Bacon & cheese wraps
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Bacon & cheese wraps

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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.
  3. Sodium phosphatesMinor 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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Unsmoked Back Bacon with added Water27%No flag
  • Pork18.7%No flag›
  • Water4.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Preservative3.4%No flag
  • Potassium Nitrate · E2520.8%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Sodium Nitrite · E2502.6%High

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

  • Fortified Wheat Flour22%No flag
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i13.1%No flag
  • Iron4.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3752.2%No flag
  • Thiamin2.2%No flag›
  • Mild White Cheddar Cheese17%No flag
  • Water12.1%No flag›
  • Palm Oil10.1%No flag›
  • Glaze5.6%No flag›
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Rapeseed Oil1.4%No flag›
  • Modified Starch0.7%No flag›
  • Milk Protein0.3%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E472e0.2%No flag
  • Acidity Regulator<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Phosphates · E339<0.1%Low

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

  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • Carboxy Methyl Cellulose · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Cellulose · E460<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Carotenes · E160a<0.1%No flag
  • Salt6.2%No flag›
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Unsmoked Back Bacon with added Water 27% (Pork, Water, Salt, Preservative (Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrite)), Fortified _Wheat_ Flour (Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Mild White Cheddar _Cheese_ 17% (_Milk_), Water, Palm Oil, Glaze (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Modified Starch, _Milk_ Protein, Emulsifier (Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Phosphates), Stabiliser (Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Cellulose), Colour [Carotenes)), Salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

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.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 low · 2 not assessed

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