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Chinese sweet & sour sauce, sweet & sour
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- White distilled vinegar14.3%No flag
- Tomato concentrate9.4%No flag
- Corn syrup pineapple2.3%No flag
- Red bell0.6%No flag
- Red chili pepper0.6%No flag
- Apricots pineapple juice0.3%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
- Retains product freshnessNo flag
- Sodium metabisulfite · E223Moderate
Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- PreservativeNo flag
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Water, sugar, white distilled vinegar, tomato paste, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup pineapple, peppers (red bell, red chili), salt, apricots pineapple juice, xanthan gum, natural flavors, garlic, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, paprika, spices, calcium disodium edta (retains product freshness), calcium stearate, sodium metabisulfite (preservative).
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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