Hot Chili Sauce by SOS Chili Hau Sanh · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingHot Chili Sauce
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- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
OpenCloseOverall food-health bandFood healthCritical
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2HIGH-concern additive floors band at "high"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Sunset yellow FCF — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Ponceau 4R — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) — Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Aspartame — Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Acesulfame K — Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (14)
- Chili53.57142857142857%—›
- Water23.214285714285715%—›
- Garlic11.607142857142861%—›
- Tomato5.803571428571431%—›
- Sugar2.9017857142857153%—›
- Salt1.4508928571428612%—›
- Acetic Acid0.7254464285714306%—
- E2600.7254464285714306%—
- Capsicum Oleoresin0.3627232142857153%—›
- Plant-Based Extract0.3627232142857153%—
- Modified Starch0.1813616071428612%—›
- E14220.1813616071428612%—
- Preservative0.0906808035714306%—
- Sodium Benzoate0.0453404017857153%⚠ moderate
- E2110.0453404017857153%⚠ moderate
- Garlic Oleoresin0.0453404017857153%—
- Plant-Based Extract0.0453404017857153%—
- Sweeteners0.022670200892861203%—
- Acesulfame K0.011335100446430602%⚠ low
- E9500.005667550223215301%⚠ low
- Aspartame0.0028337751116076504%⚠ moderate
- E9510.0028337751116076504%⚠ moderate
- Flavor Enhancer0.011335100446430602%—
- Monosodium Glutamate0.005667550223215301%⚠ moderate
- E6210.005667550223215301%⚠ moderate
- Colors0.011335100446430602%—
- Sunset Yellow FCF0.005667550223215301%⚠ high
- E1100.0028337751116076504%⚠ high
- Ponceau 4R0.0014168875558038252%⚠ high
- E1240.0014168875558038252%⚠ high
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Chili, Water, Garlic, Tomato, Sugar, Salt, Acetic Acid (E260), Capsicum Oleoresin (Plant-Based Extract), Modified Starch (E1422), Preservative (Sodium Benzoate, E211), Garlic Oleoresin (Plant-Based Extract), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, E950; Aspartame, E951), Flavor Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate, E621), Colors (Sunset Yellow FCF, E110; Ponceau 4R, E124)
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.