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Condiments · 0013409517000

Barbecue sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • High fructose corn syrup52.5%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar23.8%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate11.9%No flag
  • Maple syrup5.9%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch3%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of brown sugar1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Honey0.4%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Concentrated pineapple juice<0.1%No flag
  • Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Including celeryNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • TamarindNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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High fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, maple syrup, modified corn starch, contains less than 2% of brown sugar, salt, honey, natural flavor, pineapple juice concentrate, natural smoke flavor, caramel color, corn syrup, spice (including celery), sodium benzoate (preservative), sugar, molasses, dried garlic, mustard flour, tamarind.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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

What drives this

2 moderate · 4 low · 6 not assessed

  1. 06Dried GarlicLow concern
6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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