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Nutrition Score

Caroli Sunca praga

5941348028996

Starts at 50. Rises with whole foods, proteins, vitamins; drops with added sugars, trans fats, and syrups.

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Hazard Score

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Mirella Index

Quality category: Gourmet (80+), Everyday (50–79), or Basic (0–49)

Ingredients

pork leg

No known concerns

Water · No known concerns

The most common ingredient in processed foods.

PorkMeat · No known concerns

Whole animal protein. Base component of traditional minced meat and sausages.

Starch · No known concerns

Generic starch, source unspecified on the label (not further identified as corn, potato, wheat, etc).

Pigskin (Pork Rind)

Pigskin · −5 pts

Fried or roasted pork skin, eaten as a crunchy snack. High in fat and sodium, low in carbohydrates.

E325 · No known concerns

Sodium salt of lactic acid used naturally as an antioxidant and bulking agent in processed meats and doughs.

Salt (Sodium Chloride)

Salt · −2 pts

Moderate health concern Source: WHO, FDA

Common table salt used for flavouring and preservation. High intake is linked to hypertension.

Glucose (Dextrose)

Glucose · −3 pts

Moderate health concern Source: EFSA, FDA

Simple sugar used as a sweetener, energy source, and in food processing. High GI.

SoyaIng · −2 pts

Moderate health concern Source: EFSA, FDA

Contains soybeans

Common allergen; also a source of protein and plant-based alternatives. Phytoestrogen content.

E451 · −5 pts

Moderate health concern Source: EFSA

Industrial moisture-retaining agents in processed meats. Linked to vascular calcification and kidney strain when consumed regularly.

Vegetable Fibre

VegFibre · No known concerns

General term for plant-derived fiber added to processed foods to boost fiber content and improve texture.

Pork Protein Isolate

PorkProteinIso · No known concerns

A protein extract from pork used as a binder/filler in processed meat products.

E407 · −5 pts

Moderate health concern Source: EFSA

Thickener extracted from red seaweed. Some controversial evidence links degraded types to gut inflammation.

Sodium Ascorbate

E301 · No known concerns

Sodium salt of vitamin C. Antioxidant and preservative. Safe and nutritionally beneficial.

Tocopherol (Vitamin E)

E306 · No known concerns

Natural vitamin E extract used as an antioxidant in fats and oils. Essential nutrient.

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP)

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein · −4 pts

Moderate health concern Source: EFSA

Plant protein broken down by acid/enzyme hydrolysis into free amino acids (incl. glutamate); used as a savoury flavour enhancer, similar effect to MSG. Source protein (soy/wheat/corn) may be a separate declared allergen.

YeastExt · −2 pts

Moderate health concern Source: EFSA, FDA

Flavour enhancer with natural umami taste from autolysed yeast. Contains naturally occurring glutamates.

Natural Flavouring

NatFlavour · No known concerns

Catch-all term for flavour compounds derived from natural sources (plants, animals, fermentation).

E250 · −15 pts

High health concern Source: IARC

Preservative in cured meats. Its nitrosamine by-products are a key mechanism behind IARC classifying processed meat consumption as Group 1 carcinogenic to humans.

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