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Sandwiches · 0037600724210

Turkey & cheese bites

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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. 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.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Turkey breast54.5%No flag›
  • Turkey breast27.8%No flag›
  • Honey13.4%No flag›
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar1.6%No flag›
  • Water1.6%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.6%No flag›
  • Lactic acid starter culture1.6%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E3011.6%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2503.8%High

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

  • Pasteurized process cheddar cheese22.7%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese11.4%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk5.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.8%No flag
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme1.4%No flag›
  • Water5.7%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese2.8%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.4%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Vegetable pigment0.2%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E3391.4%No flag
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E2000.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Apo-carotenal<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Potato starch<0.1%No flag›
  • E460ii<0.1%No flag
  • Anti caking agent<0.1%No flag
  • Natamycin · E235<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Water11.4%No flag›
  • Sauce5.7%No flag
  • Water2.8%No flag›
  • Algal oil1.4%No flag
  • Mozzarella cheese0.7%No flag
  • Milk0.4%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch0.4%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Datem · E472e<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • As a preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Modified food starch2.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of dried vinegar1.4%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.7%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Fire-roasted flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast autolyzate<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrin · E1400<0.1%No flag
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turkey breast (turkey breast, honey, salt, sugar, water, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto {vegetable color}], sodium phosphate, pasteurized cream, salt, sorbic acid [preservative], apo-carotenal [color], potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), water, sauce (water, algal oil, mozzarella cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], food starch, stabilizer [modified food starch, sodium alginate, datem, locust bean gum, guar gum, maltodextrin], sodium phosphate, natural flavor, salt, sorbic acid [as a preservative]), modified food starch, contains 2% or less of dried vinegar, cellulose gum, sugar, salt, flavoring, fire-roasted flavor (natural flavorings, maltodextrin, yeast autolyzate, dextrin).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 2 not assessed

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