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Pampanga Pork Tocino
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 25 Aug 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Iodised salt1%No flag
- Sodium nitrite · E2501%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Sodium benzoate · E2111%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium erythorbate · E3161%No flag
- Food color red NO.40 المكونات1%No flag
- لحم خنزير1%No flag
- الماء1%No flag
- السكر1%No flag
- الملح المعالج باليود1%No flag
- الفوسفات1%No flag
- نتريت الصوديود بنزوات الصوذيوم1%No flag
- الصودیيوم إيريثوربات1%No flag
- الغذائية ال لون الأحمر404.5%No flag
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PORK, WATER, SUGAR, IODIZED SALT, PHOSPHATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, FOOD COLOR RED NO.40 المكونات : لحم خنزير ، الماء، السكر، الملح المعالج باليود ، الفوسفات ، نتريت الصوديود بنزوات الصوذيوم ، الصودیيوم إيريثوربات ، الغذائية ال لون الأحمر40
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.
- 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
2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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