Wafer Thin Salami Slices
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
1 we grade moderate or higher
Counted from the label, not by quantity
Fat per 100g
32.60g
High
UK FSA front of pack threshold
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (2)
This label lists 1 antioxidant and 1 preservative.
E250
Sodium nitrite
Preservative and colour fixer, cured meats
What it is. A curing salt that keeps cured and processed meats pink and stops the growth of the bacteria behind botulism.
Why it is used. Used in bacon, ham, salami and hot dogs for preservation, safety and colour.
What the evidence says. The concern is not the additive in isolation but processed meat as a whole, which the WHO's cancer agency IARC classes as Group 1, meaning there is sufficient evidence it causes colorectal cancer. Nitrite can form nitrosamines during curing and cooking, and those are the likely culprit. Risk rises with how much processed meat you eat over time.
Permitted with strict maximum levels. The EU cut the allowed limits further from 2023 to reduce nitrosamine formation.
Assessed against IARC, EFSA, UK FSA. Full entry for E250
E300
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Antioxidant
What it is. Vitamin C, added to protect colour and flavour and sometimes to fortify.
Why it is used. Stops browning in juices and cut fruit, protects fats, and boosts vitamin content.
What the evidence says. Beneficial and harmless at the levels used. Included here as a reminder that an E number is just a code, and plenty of them are ordinary nutrients.
Permitted freely, no concern.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E300
Ingredients
ed, once opened consume and do not exceed the use by date. per 100g: Energy 1560kJ/377kcal; Fat 32.6g of which mono-unsaturates 13.7g, polyunsaturates 3.4g; 1.8g of which sugars <0.5g; Fibre - 0.5g; Salt 3.14g. GB BU016 Energy 415kJ/100kcal | fat 8.7g| saturates 3.7g <0.5g | sugars 0.5g|protein 5.0g | salt 0.849 On on Reference Intakes go online to Tys.co.uk/FoodLabels mts: Pork, Salt, Beetroot Powder, Dextrose, White Nutmeg, Ginger, Sugar, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Nitrite. st during drying. Made using 116g of pork per 100g of uct. ce: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. able for customers with an allergy to mustard facturing methods. e FILM Don't Recycle e UK for Sainsbury's ts Ltd, London, EC1N 2HT Ty's Supermarkets Ltd, ally, Belfast, BT8 6FX rom Germany. 0 636262 sburys.co.uk a protective atmosphere. < 0049 7114 8153107 04.23 TAT DV.8 et St norsto odt to A0923 коязиз DELA 1631001
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.