Grelots Nature

Bastides Salaisons

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Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

2

1 we grade moderate or higher

1 of them not yet assessed here

Fat per 100g

36.10g

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.

This label lists 1 preservative and 1 thickener or gelling agent.

E250 Sodium nitrite
Preservative and colour fixer, cured meats
Higher concern strong evidence

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.

Regulatory status UK Permitted with limits or a warning EU Permitted with limits or a warning US Permitted with limits or a warning

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

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E460 Cellulose thickener

Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.

Fermentedand Dry Cured Mini Pori' Sausage IngredientzPork, Salt, Lactose (mil"), Spices, Dextrose, Presetvatives: Potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, Fermenting agent Edil Nageniccasing(collagen, water, celluloSe). Prepared With 190 g per 100 g of finished product. Allergy Advice: For allergens plei/ ingredients in bold. Also not suitable for customers With an due to manufacturing methods. Produced in France using Flenchld Storage: Store in a cool dry place away from direct sunlghtVN opened consume within 5 days. Packaged in a protectiveaIm0SPheÏ' Warning: Choking hazard. Not suitable for children ünder4:uu Mini Droge Worst Ingrediënten: Varkensvlees, Zout, Lactose, Collagenische eetbare darm (collageen, watett varkens geborent gekweekt en geslacht in werd gebruik gemaakt van 190 gvarkensvlees. Gernaaktlneob waar ook noten verwerkt worden, Verpakt atmosfeer, Op kamertemperàtuur bewaren.; Na opening enkeleda houdbaar.Wli raden u aan ŒIteprodt1Ct niet aankinderen onder4Êar geven noch binnen hun telaten: Li) Louden het kunnen zondertegauwen.

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.

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