Fasolka po bretońsku z kiełbasą i boczkiem
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
Sugars per 100g
5.20g
Medium
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 colour 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
E100
Curcumin
Yellow colour
What it is. The yellow pigment from turmeric root.
Why it is used. Colours mustards, sauces, dairy, confectionery and savoury snacks.
What the evidence says. A plant pigment people have eaten as a spice for a very long time, and regulators treat it as safe with an acceptable daily intake. EFSA noted that children who eat a lot of the foods it is used in could approach that intake, which is a reason to watch total use rather than a sign of harm.
Permitted with maximum levels in the foods where it is allowed.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E100
Ingredients
Woda, 34% fasola biała gotowana (fasola biała, woda), 9 % kiełbasa wieprzowa drobno rozdrobniona wędzona parzona [80 % mięso wieprzowe - w kiełbasie, woda, osłonka jadalna (jelito wieprzowe), tłuszcz wieprzowy, izolat białka sojowego, sól, błonnik pszenny, białko wieprzowe, przyprawy, glukoza, substancja konserwująca: azotyn sodu], 4,3 % koncentrat pomidorowy, 3,5 % boczek wieprzowy wędzony O parzony (95 % boczek wieprzowy - w boczku, woda, sól), 1,4 % cebula, cukier, skrobia, mąka pszenna, sól, przyprawy, musztarda sarepska (woda, gorczyca biała, ocet spirytusowy, gorczyca czarna, cukier, sól, aromat, ekstrakt z kurkumy), czosnek, aromaty, majeranek. Produkt może zawierać: seler, gluten (z żyta), mleko (łącznie z laktozą), jaja, nasiona sezamu.
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.