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Choucroute d'Alsace garnie
TempéPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 3301091918012

Choucroute d'Alsace garnie

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 26 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

5 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. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic 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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. TriphosphatesMinor 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

  • Sauerkraut64.5%No flag
  • Choucroute d'Alsace crue48.4%No flag
  • Cabbage16.1%No flag›
  • Salt17.8%No flag›
  • Broth13.9%No flag
  • Water8.9%No flag›
  • Goose fat4%No flag
  • Riesling0.9%No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Juniper berry1%No flag›
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Vitamin CNo flag›
  • KnackNo flag›
  • Viande et gras de porcNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Beef meatNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Herbs and spicesNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Plasma de porcNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Acidity regulatorNo flag
  • Citrate de sodiumNo flag›
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • AcidNo flag›
  • Acide citrique · E330No flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Nitrite de sodium · E250High

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

  • Natural sheep casingNo flag
  • PotatoNo flag›
  • Smoked sausageNo flag
  • Viande et gras de porcNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Herbs and spicesNo flag
  • StabiliserNo flag
  • Triphosphates · E451Low

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

  • Diphosphates · E450Low

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

  • Flavour enhancerNo flag
  • Glutamate monosodique · E621Moderate

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

  • AcidNo flag›
  • Acide citrique · E330No flag
  • Acide lactique · E270No flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301No flag
  • Red wineNo flag
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Carmin · E120Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Nitrite de sodium · E250High

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

  • Boyau naturel de porcNo flag
  • Smoked breastNo flag
  • Pork breastNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Ascorbate de sodium · E301No flag
  • Preservative1.9%No flag
  • Nitrite de sodium · E250High

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

  • Pork1.9%No flag›
Show original label text

Choucroute cuisinée (64,5%) : Choucroute d'Alsace crue IGP (choux, sel), bouillon (eau, graisse d'oie (4%), Riesling AOC (2%), arôme naturel), sel, baies de genièvres, antioxydant: acide ascorbique. (Pourcentages exprimés sur la choucroute). Knack (11,5%), viande et gras de porc, eau, viande et gras de bœuf, sel, épices et plantes aromatiques, dextrose, oignons, plasma de porc déshydraté, arômes naturels, correcteur d'acidité : citrate de sodium, sirop de glucose, acidifiant: acide citrique, antioxydant: ascorbate de sodium, conservateur : nitrite de sodium. Boyau naturel de mouton. Pomme de terre (9,5%). Saucisse fumée Cuite (6,5%) : viande et gras de porc, eau, sel, dextrose, épices et plantes aromatiques, stabilisants: triphosphates, diphosphates, exhausteur de goût : glutamate monosodique, acidifiants acide citrique, acide lactique, antioxydant : ascorbate de sodium, vin rouge, sirop de glucose, sucre, arômes naturels, colorant : carmin, conservateur: nitrite de sodium. Boyau naturel de porc. Poitrine fumée cuite (4,5%) poitrine de porc, eau, sel, arômes naturels, sirop de glucose, dextrose, sucre, antioxydant: ascorbate de sodium, conservateur : nitrite de sodium. Porc origine Union Européenne Boeuf: origine Union Européenne.

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.
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • TriphosphatesInorganic 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

2 moderate · 3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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