Smoked Sausage, Smoky Bacon Cheddar

Ingredient score

Higher-concern ingredient detected

Worth a closer look

• Partially hydrogenated oilHigher concern

  The main source of industrial trans fat, which raises heart-disease risk; FDA no longer allows it to be added to food.

  Avoid or limit in the stated context.

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• Processed porkModerate concern

  IARC classifies processed meat as a cause of colorectal cancer; cancer bodies advise eating little, if any.

  Consider limiting, or compare alternatives.

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• Sodium nitriteModerate concern

  Can form N-nitroso compounds in the body; linked to colorectal and stomach cancer.

  Consider limiting, or compare alternatives.

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• Smoke flavoringModerate concern

  The EU withdrew approval for smoke flavorings because DNA-damage concerns couldn't be ruled out.

  Consider limiting, or compare alternatives.

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• MINIS ORIGINAL 10 No Partially hydrogenated oil, Processed pork, Sodium nitrite, or Smoke flavoring detected on its label
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• Original Beef Stick 10 No Partially hydrogenated oil, Processed pork, Sodium nitrite, or Smoke flavoring detected on its label

Ingredients

About this result

USDA FoodData Central record · updated May 19, 2020 · US · 14 oz/396 g

Product data and photos from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License and CC BY-SA. Product data from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov), in the public domain.

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