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Meals · 0859987061159

Smoked sausage biscuit breakfast sandwiches made with chicken and pork

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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. Calcium 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Buttermilk baking powder biscuit51.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.4%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37524.3%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate12.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.4%No flag›
  • Cottonseed0.2%No flag›
  • Canola oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk solids<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Baking powder<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the followingNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Wheat glutenNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • For freshnessNo flag
  • Smoked sausage with porkNo flag
  • ChickenNo flag›
  • ChickenNo flag›
  • PorkNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Hickory smoke flavorNo flag
  • Hydrolyzed soy-corn proteinNo flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E621Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Oleoresin of paprika · E160cNo flag
  • Pork collagenNo flag›
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

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

Show original label text

Buttermilk baking powder biscuit: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, partially hydrogenated soybean, cottonseed and/or canola oil, buttermilk solids, dextrose, baking powder (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate), palm oil, contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt, wheat gluten, guar gum, potassium sorbate. [for freshness]. smoked sausage with pork and chicken: mechanically separated chicken, pork, water, salt, dextrose, flavorings, sodium phosphate, sugar, paprika, hickory smoke flavor, hydrolyzed soy-corn protein, sodium erythorbate, monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrite, oleoresin of paprika, pork casing.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic 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

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4 moderate · 1 minor · 4 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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