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Bacon And Blue Cheese Bratwurst
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Bacon And Blue Cheese Bratwurst

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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 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.
  3. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Pork56.3%No flag›
  • Bacon21.9%No flag
  • With water10.9%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrite · E2501%High

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

  • CONTAINS ONE and MORE OF THE FOLLOWING1%No flag
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar1%No flag›
  • Smoke flavouring1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E3391%No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3161%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E3011%No flag
  • Apple flavouring1%No flag
  • May contain water0.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Flavouring2.4%No flag
  • Blue cheese10.9%No flag›
  • Soured milk5.5%No flag
  • Water2.7%No flag›
  • Cream1.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.7%No flag
  • Sodium phophates0.3%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • E460iiNo flag
  • Anti caking agentNo flag
  • Natamycin · E235No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Water5.5%No flag›
  • Coating2.7%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Spice0.9%No flag›
  • Including pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Coriander0.2%No flag›
  • Thyme0.1%No flag›
  • Summer savory0.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.4%No flag›
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • BHA · E3201.4%Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • BHT · E3210.7%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
Show original label text

PORK, BACON (CURED WITH WATER. SALT. SODIUM NITRITE. CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, APPLE FLAVOR (MAY CONTAIN WATER, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVORING), FLAVORING), PASTEURIZED PROCESSED BLUE CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, WATER, CREAM, SKIM MILK, SODIUM PHOPHATES, SALT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), GUAR GUM, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN [PRESERVATIVE]), WATER, SEASONING (SALT, SPICES (INCLUDING PEPPER, CORIANDER, THYME, SAVORY), DEXTROSE, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 3 not assessed

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