Declared allergens
This product declares Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 2021
Garlic Paste
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 2021
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 hydrogen sulphiteModerate 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
- Citric acid · E3301.9%No flag
- Acidity regulator1.9%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.7%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- As preservative1.7%No flag
- Sodium bisulfite · E2221.7%Moderate
Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- Color preservative1.7%No flag
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Garlic, soybean oil, water, salt, vinegar, modified corn starch, citric acid (acidity regulator), sodium benzoate (as preservative), sodium bisulfite (color preservative).
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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 hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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