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Egg Mayo & Bacon Sandwich
Waitrose,Waitrose Good to goSandwiches · 5000169142301

Egg Mayo & Bacon Sandwich

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • 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

  • Free range egg39%No flag
  • Bread31.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour16.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour8.5%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i4.1%No flag
  • Iron2%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751%No flag
  • Thiamin1%No flag›
  • Water7.4%No flag›
  • Malted wheat flakes3.7%No flag
  • Wheat bran1.9%No flag›
  • Yeast0.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour0.2%No flag›
  • Malted wheat flour0.1%No flag
  • Spirit vinegar<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifiers mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids and mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids<0.1%No flag
  • Wheat protein<0.1%No flag
  • Rapeseed oilNo flag›
  • Palm oilNo flag›
  • Smoked bacon13%No flag
  • Pork8.1%No flag›
  • Water2.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Preservative0.5%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2500.3%High

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

  • Potassium nitrate · E2520.3%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite; nitrosamine precursor in cured meats.

  • Antioxidant1.4%No flag
  • Sodium ascorbate · E3011.4%No flag
  • Mayonnaise8.8%No flag
  • Rapessed oil4.7%No flag
  • Water2%No flag›
  • Pasteurised free range egg yolk1%No flag
  • Spirit vinegar0.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Corn flour0.1%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Black pepper7.7%No flag›
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Pasteurised free range egg 39%, malted bread (WHEAT FLOUR (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, malted wheat flakes, wheat bran, yeast, salt, malted barley flour, malted wheat flour, spirit vinegar, emulsifiers mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids and mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, wheat protein, rapeseed oil, palm oil), smoked bacon 13% (pork, water, salt, preservatives sodium nitrite and potassium nitrate, antioxidant sodium ascorbate), mayonnaise (rapessed oil, water, pasteurised free range egg yolk, spirit vinegar, sugar, cornflour, concentrated lemon juice, salt), black pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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

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