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🇦🇺AustraliaAUS
Ingredients sourced from
| Pork | Origin not disclosed |
| Cure salts & mineral salts | Origin not disclosed |
Source: Primo Foods, NSW
Recipe history
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Standard nitrite cure with erythorbate (which suppresses nitrosamine formation) and phosphate mineral salts.
E250E316E450E451
Additives (4)
| Additive | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|
E250 Sodium nitrite | Preservative | Watch |
E316 Sodium erythorbate | Antioxidant | Low |
E450 Diphosphates | Mineral salt | Watch |
E451 Triphosphates | Mineral salt | Watch |
Other ingredients
Everything else in this product, in descending order by weight. Additives are listed above.
PorkWaterCure saltSugarWood smoke
Health evidence
Strongest evidence across the additives in this product. Bars show how settled the science is — not how dangerous.
Hyperactivity & behaviour
Unknown
Allergy & intolerance
Unknown
Gut microbiome
Unknown
Metabolic effects
Counts toward total phosphate intake
Suspected
Carcinogenicity
Via nitrosamines; processed meat is IARC Group 1
Probable
Cardiovascular
Suspected
Research behind this
Re-evaluation of potassium nitrite (E 249) and sodium nitrite (E 250) as food additives
Confirmed an ADI of 0.07 mg/kg bw/day and noted that exposure of children can exceed it; flagged nitrosamine formation as the key concern. The EU lowered permitted nitrite levels in 2023.
Carcinogenicity of consumption of red and processed meat
Classified processed meat as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). N-nitroso compounds — which can form from added nitrites — are one of the proposed mechanisms.
This product is rated Moderate. Rated Moderate because sodium nitrite is approved in all four reference markets and the recipe includes erythorbate, which suppresses nitrosamine formation — but processed meat as a category is IARC Group 1, the EU tightened nitrite limits in 2023, and children's intake can approach the small daily limit.
Read the full methodology →- 30 May 2026 — Verified against Open Food Facts label data; EU 2023 nitrite limit note added.
- 02 Dec 2025 — Record created from Open Food Facts barcode 9311594225306.