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beef lasagne
Waitrose No1Beef Lasagne · 6000769608190

beef lasagne

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

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 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. Potassium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.
    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

  • Beef30%No flag›
  • Cooked free range egg pasta sheets16.4%No flag
  • Durum wheat semolina8.5%No flag›
  • Water3.9%No flag›
  • Free range egg2%No flag
  • Free range egg white2%No flag
  • Whole milk15.7%No flag
  • Tomatoes12.3%No flag›
  • Merlot10.2%No flag
  • Onion8.7%No flag›
  • Mature Cheddar cheese4.4%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate2.2%No flag
  • Smoked pancetta0.2%No flag
  • Pork0.2%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Dextrose monohydrateNo flag›
  • White pepperNo flag›
  • Black peppercornsNo flag›
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • MaceNo flag›
  • CorianderNo flag›
  • CinnamonNo flag›
  • JuniperNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

  • Potassium nitrate · E252Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • Grana Padano cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Lysozyme from eggsNo flag
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Double creamNo flag
  • Garlic puréeNo flag
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Balsamic vinegarNo flag›
  • Wine vinegarNo flag
  • Grape mustNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • ThymeNo flag›
  • OreganoNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • Beef extractNo flag›
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • Beef fatNo flag›
  • White pepperNo flag›
  • CarrotNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
Show original label text

Beef (30%), cooked free range egg pasta sheets (durum _wheat_ semolina, water, pasteurised free range _egg_, pasteurised free range _egg_ albumen), whole _milk_, tomatoes, merlot, onion, mature Cheddar cheese (_milk_), tomato paste, smoked pancetta (2%) (pork, salt, dextrose monohydrate, white pepper, black peppercorns, antioxidant (sodium ascorbate), black pepper, mace, coriander, cinnamon, juniper, preservatives (sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate), dried garlic powder), Grana Padano cheese (_milk_, preservative (_egg_ lysozyme)), cornflour, double cream (_milk_), garlic purée, yeast extract, salt, balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must concentrate), sugar, thyme, oregano, parsley, beef extract, black pepper, beef fat, white pepper, carrot, concentrated onion juice

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

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

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.
  • Potassium nitrateReducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 6 low · 9 not assessed

9 of 16 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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