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Skinless chicken breast fillets with smoked dry cu
TescoHunters Chicken Tesco · 5059697681813

Skinless chicken breast fillets with smoked dry cu

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Mar 2026

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. 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.
  3. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Chicken Breast Fillet60%No flag
  • Barbecue Sauce Sachet25%No flag
  • Water16.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.5%No flag›
  • Tomato Purée0.5%No flag
  • White Wine Vinegar0.5%No flag
  • Concentrated Lemon Juice0.5%No flag
  • Corn flour0.5%No flag›
  • Molasses0.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Spirit Vinegar0.4%No flag
  • Soya Bean0.4%No flag›
  • Molasses0.4%No flag›
  • Garlic Purée0.4%No flag
  • Smoked Paprika0.4%No flag
  • Black Pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Tamarind0.4%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Garlic0.4%No flag›
  • White Pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Pimiento0.4%No flag
  • Ginger0.4%No flag›
  • Paprika0.3%No flag›
  • Clove0.3%No flag›
  • Smoked Dry Cure Streaky Bacon6%No flag
  • Pork Belly5%No flag
  • Sea Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Potassium Nitrate · E2520.2%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Sodium Nitrite · E2500.2%High

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

  • Mild Cheddar Cheese4.1%No flag
  • Red Leicester Cheese2.6%No flag
  • With Colour2.6%No flag
  • Annatto Norbixin · E160b2.6%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Made using British and EU chicken and British pork1.1%No flag
  • See front of pack for specific chicken1.1%No flag
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Chicken Breast Fillet (60%). Barbecue Sauce Sachet (25%) [Water. Sugar. Tomato Purée. White Wine Vinegar. Concentrated Lemon Juice. Cornflour. Molasses, Salt. Onion. Spirit Vinegar. Soya Bean, Black Treacle, Garlic Purée. Smoked Paprika. Black Pepper. Tamarind Concentrate. Onion Powder. Garlic Powder. White Pepper. Pimento, Ginger. Paprika. Clove]. Smoked Dry Cure Streaky Bacon (6%) [Pork Belly, Sea Salt, Sugar. Preservatives (Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrite)]. Mild Cheddar Cheese (Milk). Red Leicester Cheese (with Colour: Annatto Norbixin) (Milk). Made using British or EU chicken and British pork. See front of pack for specific chicken origin. Allergy Advice

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

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