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Mandarin orange sauce, mandarin orange
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
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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.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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 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.
Ingredients
- White distilled vinegar14.5%No flag
- Concentrate4.6%No flag
- Tomato concentrate4.6%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
- Natural vitamin eNo flag
- Retards rancidityNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Soybean vegetable oilNo flag
- Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
- Retains product freshnessNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Water, sugar, white distilled vinegar, oranges (concentrate, pulp and whole), tomato paste, red bell peppers, tangerine concentrate, lemon juice, ginger, xanthan gum, natural flavor, salt, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural vitamin e (retards rancidity), citric acid, soybean vegetable oil, paprika, spices, calcium disodium edta (retains product freshness), caramel color.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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