Sweet Relish by Signature Kitchens · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Signature Kitchens SKSignature Kitchens
VerdictConsider avoidingSweet Relish
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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
Critical
- 1nutrition base band "high" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Tartrazine — Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- 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 (15)
- CUCUMBERS53.333333333333336%—›
- SUGAR10%—›
- WATER10%—›
- VINEGAR10%—›
- CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT8.333333333333329%—
- LACTIC ACID4.166666666666664%—
- SPICES2.0833333333333286%—›
- XANTHAN GUM1.0416666666666643%—
- CALCIUM CHLORIDE0.5208333333333286%—
- RED BELL PEPPER0.2604166666666643%—›
- SODIUM BENZOATE0.1302083333333286%⚠ moderate
- POTASSIUM SORBATE0.0651041666666643%—
- AS PRESERVATIVES0.0651041666666643%—
- NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR0.032552083333328596%—
- ALUM0.016276041666664298%—›
- YELLOW 50.016276041666657193%⚠ high
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CUCUMBERS, SUGAR, WATER, VINEGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, LACTIC ACID, SPICES (CONTAINS MUSTARD), XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (AS PRESERVATIVES), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ALUM, YELLOW 5.
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.