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Beef Bolognese Sauce
WaitroseBeef Bolognese Sauce · 0044169652069

Beef Bolognese Sauce

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Potassium metabisulphite).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Potassium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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

  • Tomatoes42%No flag›
  • Beef28%No flag›
  • Water18%No flag›
  • Red wine8%No flag
  • Contains preservative8%No flag
  • Potassium metabisulphite · E2248%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Tomato juice2%No flag›
  • Onion1%No flag›
  • Carrot0.5%No flag›
  • Celery0.3%No flag›
  • Tomato purée0.1%No flag
  • Medium fat hard cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Beef extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Extra virgin olive oil<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic puréeNo flag
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Beef fatNo flag›
  • OreganoNo flag›
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • TomatoNo flag›
  • Onion extractNo flag›
  • FennelNo flag›
  • Potato starchNo flag›
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Tomatoes, beef (28%), water, red wine (8%) (contains preservative (potassium metabisulphite)), tomato juice, onion, carrot, celery, tomato purée, medium fat hard cheese (milk), beef extract, extra virgin olive oil, garlic purée, cornflour, salt, sugar, beef fat, oregano, black pepper, tomato extract, onion extract, ground fennel, potato starch

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Potassium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

6 low · 11 not assessed

11 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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