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Véritable merguez
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Véritable merguez

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Cochineal / carmine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 20 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic 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

  • Beef66.5%No flag›
  • Vianda de mouton UE au nan UE19.7%No flag
  • Water7.4%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Dextrose epices plante arematique1%No flag
  • Correcteurs d'acidite acetate de sodjum citrate de sodium1%No flag
  • Betterave rouge arimes naturels1%No flag
  • Antioxidant1%No flag
  • Ascorbata de sodium acide ascorbique0.7%No flag
  • Actate de patassium0.3%No flag
  • Acetate de patassium0.2%No flag
  • Acid<0.1%No flag›
  • E262ii<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Carmin de cochenille · E120<0.1%Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Natural sheep casing<0.1%No flag
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Viande de boeuf Francaise 66.5%, vianda de mouton UE au nan UE 19.7%, eau, sel, dextrose epices plante arematique, correcteurs d'acidite acetate de sodjum citrate de sodium. betterave rouge arimes naturels. antioxydants, ascorbata de sodium acide ascorbique, actate de patassium, acetate de patassium, acidifiants, diacétate de sodium, colorant carmin de cochenille, boyau naturel de mouton.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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