Barbecue Sauce by Sweet Baby Ray's · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingBarbecue Sauce
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Balanced for everyday use. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠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.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Food health
High
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Ammonia caramel — Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (19)
- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP52.77777777777778%—›
- DISTILLED VINEGAR23.61111111111111%—›
- TOMATO PASTE11.805555555555557%—
- MODIFIED CORN STARCH5.902777777777779%—›
- SALT0.3627%—›
- PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE0.3627%—
- NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR0.3627%—
- SPICE0.3627%—›
- CARAMEL COLOR0.3627%—
- MOLASSES0.3627%—›
- SODIUM BENZOATE0.3627%⚠ moderate
- PRESERVATIVE0.3627%—
- GARLIC0.3627%—›
- MUSTARD0.3627%—
- CORN SYRUP0.3627%—›
- SUGAR0.3627%—›
- TAMARIND0.3627%—›
- NATURAL FLAVOR0.3627%—
- CELERY SEED1.187677777777722%—›
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)⚠ moderate
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HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, TOMATO PASTE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SPICE, CARAMEL COLOR, MOLASSES, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), GARLIC, MUSTARD FLOUR, CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELERY SEED
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