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Uncured bacon bbq flavored pork jerky
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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
- Uncured bacon52.5%No flag
- No nitrites and nitrates except those which occur naturally in sea salt and celery powder23.8%No flag
- Natural flavouring1.7%No flag
- Tomato sauce5.9%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Mesquite liquid smoke0.4%No flag
- Mesquite smoke concentrate0.2%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Beef broth<0.1%No flag
- Hickory smokeNo flag
- Hickory smoke concentrateNo flag
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Uncured bacon - no nitrites or nitrates except those which occur naturally in sea salt and celery powder (pork, water, salt, cane sugar, natural flavors), brown sugar, tomato sauce (tomatoes, salt, spices, onion powder, garlic powder, citric acid, natural flavors), honey, apple cider vinegar, water, mesquite liquid smoke (water, mesquite smoke concentrate), sea salt, lemon juice (water, lemon concentrate, sodium benzoate [preservative]), beef stock, granulated garlic, granulated onion, ground pepper, ginger, cayenne, hickory smoke (water, hickory smoke concentrate), cumin, white pepper, paprika.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- 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
7 of 14 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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