Declared allergens
This product declares Sesame.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Mar 2026
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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Benzoic acid).
- High
Allergens
- Sesame
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Benzoic acidModerate concernPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Sesame paste11.4%No flag
- Sésame5.7%No flag
- Acide citrique · E3300.7%No flag
- Preservative0.7%No flag
- Adice sorbique0.7%No flag
- Acide benzoïque · E2100.7%Moderate
Preservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
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37% pois chiches, huile de colza, eau, pâte de sésame (sésame, huile de sésame), sel, acidifiant: acide citrique: ail, conservateurs: adice sorbique, acide benzoïque; poivre.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Benzoic acidPreservative; benzene-formation potential with ascorbic acid; intolerance reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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