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Ham Sandwich
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Ham Sandwich

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Aug 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Cooked ham water added51.5%No flag
  • Cured with26.1%No flag
  • Water26.1%No flag›
  • Dextrose12.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
  • Preservative0.7%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E30111.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.7%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite preservative10.8%No flag
  • Sub roll24.2%No flag
  • Enriched wheat flour wheat flour12.1%No flag
  • Barley malt flour6.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Water12.1%No flag›
  • Enriched wheat flour niacin6.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.5%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley malt flourNo flag›
  • Deactivated yeastNo flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OFNo flag
  • CornmealNo flag
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Vegetable oilNo flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • CottonseedNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilsNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Beta carotene sesame seedsNo flag
  • YeastNo flag›
  • Swiss cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milkNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • TomatoNo flag›
  • Green leaf lettuceNo flag
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COOKED HAM WATER ADDED (CURED WITH: WATER, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE [PRESERVATIVE], SODIUM ASCORBATE [PRESERVATIVE, SODIUM NITRITE PRESERVATIVE]), SUB ROLL (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], DEXTROSE, SALT, FERMENTED WHEAT FLOUR, CULTURED CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHEAT GLUTEN, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, DEACTIVATED YEAST, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORNMEAL, MARGARINE [VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), PALM OIL AND PALM KERNEL OILS, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, ASCORBIC ACID, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES (MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, CITRIC ACID), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE SESAME SEEDS, YEAST), SWISS CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), TOMATO, GREEN LEAF LETTUCE.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Aug 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 7 low · 11 not assessed

11 of 19 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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