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Mozzarella Stuffed Pork Meatballs
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Mozzarella Stuffed Pork Meatballs

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium metabisulphite).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg

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

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium 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.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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

  • Pork34%No flag›
  • Water19%No flag›
  • Tomato15.3%No flag›
  • Cherry tomato12.5%No flag
  • Red bell pepper10.8%No flag›
  • Mozzarella cheese6.2%No flag
  • Tomato juice3.1%No flag›
  • Basil pestoNo flag
  • Rapeseed oilNo flag›
  • BasilNo flag›
  • Medium fat hard cheeseNo flag
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Garlic puréeNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PassataNo flag
  • Tomato puréeNo flag
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • Olive oilNo flag›
  • Garlic puréeNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Grana Padano cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Lysozyme from eggsNo flag
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Vegetable juiceNo flag›
  • BeetrootNo flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • CarrotNo flag›
  • LeekNo flag›
  • BasilNo flag›
  • Smoked paprikaNo flag
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • Amidated pectin · E440bNo flag
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • Red bell pepperNo flag›
  • CuminNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Bamboo fibreNo flag
  • StabilisersNo flag
  • E450iiiNo flag
  • Disodium diphosphate · E450iNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium metabisulphite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Cayenne pepperNo flag›
  • Caramelised sugar syrupNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Pork (34%), water, tomato, cherry tomato, smoked red pepper, mozzarella cheese (milk) (6%), tomato juice, basil pesto (4%) (rapeseed oil, basil, medium fat hard cheese (milk), sunflower oil, garlic purée, salt), passata, tomato purée, rice flour, olive oil, garlic purée, sugar, Grana Padano cheese PDO (milk, preservative (egg lysozyme)), cornflour, salt, paprika, vegetable juices (beetroot, onion, carrot, leek), basil, smoked paprika, thickener (amidated pectin), black pepper, dried red pepper, cumin, dextrose, bamboo fibre, stabilisers (tetrasodium diphosphate, disodium diphosphate), preservative (sodium metabisulphite), cayenne pepper, caramelised sugar syrup, colour (paprika extract)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 high · 2 moderate · 4 low · 9 not assessed

9 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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