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Chicken and bacon
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Chicken and bacon

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg

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

Why it's rated this way

2 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Chicken breast39%No flag›
  • Water25.6%No flag›
  • Smoked bacon9%No flag
  • Pork7.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Preservative0.5%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2500.2%High

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

  • Potassium nitrate · E2520.2%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Antioxidant0.5%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E3010.5%No flag
  • Rapeseed oil5.2%No flag›
  • Corn flour4.7%No flag›
  • Pasteurised egg yolk4.5%No flag
  • Spirit vinegar4.5%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Lemon juice from concentrate0.3%No flag
  • Black pepper0.3%No flag›
  • Made using thai chicken and british and eu pork0.3%No flag
  • Caution although every care has been taken o c o fi pr sa pa *re ac re5.9%No flag
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chicken breast (39%). water. smoked bacon (9%) [pork. salt. preservative (sodium nitrite. potassium nitrate). antioxidant (sodium ascorbate)]. rapeseed oil. cornflour. pasteurised egg yolk. spirit vinegar. salt. sugar. lemon juice from concentrate. black pepper. made using thai chicken and british and eu pork. allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. caution although every care has been taken o c o fi pr sa pa *re ac re

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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