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Spaghetti carbonara
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Spaghetti carbonara

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Cooked Pasta43.3%No flag
  • Water23.6%No flag›
  • Durum Wheat Semolina19.8%No flag›
  • Skimmed Milk25%No flag
  • Water19%No flag›
  • Cooked Beechwood Smoked Streaky Bacon7%No flag
  • Pork Belly6.2%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Preservative0.3%No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E2500.3%High

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

  • Antioxidant0.3%No flag
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E3010.3%No flag
  • Mature Cheddar Cheese2.8%No flag
  • Corn flour1.4%No flag›
  • Medium Fat Soft Cheese0.7%No flag
  • Single Cream0.4%No flag
  • Sour cream0.2%No flag
  • Garlic Purée<0.1%No flag
  • Pork gelatin<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Black Pepper<0.1%No flag›
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Cooked Pasta [Water, Durum _Wheat_ Semolina], Skimmed _Milk_, Water, Cooked Beechwood Smoked Streaky Bacon (7%) [Pork Belly, Salt, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite), Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate)], Mature Cheddar Cheese (_Milk_), Cornflour, Medium Fat Soft Cheese (_Milk_), Single Cream (_Milk_), Soured Cream (_Milk_), Garlic Purée, Pork Gelatine, Salt, Black Pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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