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Western Family Foods Inc.Canned Foods · 0015400550901

Shur Saving, Luncheon Loaf

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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. PolyphosphatesMinor 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

  • Chicken52.9%No flag›
  • Pork23.5%No flag›
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • Salt1.8%No flag›
  • Sugar1.8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of1.8%No flag
  • Modified corn starch1.8%No flag›
  • Brown sugar1.8%No flag›
  • Hydrolyzed corn1.4%No flag
  • Soya0.7%No flag›
  • Wheat gluten proteins0.4%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Smoke flavored barley malt flour<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High

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

  • E452vi<0.1%No flag
  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

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

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Mechanically separated chicken, pork, water, salt, sugar, corn syrup. contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, brown sugar, hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat gluten proteins, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sodium erythorbate, smoke flavored barley malt flour, natural flavors, sodium nitrite, sodium tripolyphosphate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic 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 moderate · 2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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