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Barbecue sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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 syrup52.9%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar23.5%No flag›
  • Tomato juice11.8%No flag›
  • Water5.9%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate5.9%No flag
  • Food starch-modified5.9%No flag›
  • Salt1.1%No flag›
  • Honey1.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of1.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring1.1%No flag
  • Paprika0.6%No flag›
  • Spice0.3%No flag›
  • Mustard0.2%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No 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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High fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, concentrated tomato juice (water, tomato paste), food starch-modified, salt, honey, contains 2% or less of: molasses, natural and artificial flavors, paprika, spices, mustard flour, garlic powder, onion powder, natural smoke flavor, citric acid, guar gum, caramel color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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