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Condiments · 0037025016129

Basting sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

5 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  2. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  3. 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.
  4. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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.
  5. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Soya oil53.3%No flag›
  • Mustard23.3%No flag
  • Vinegar11.7%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Mustard seed2.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Turmeric0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika0.1%No flag›
  • Spice2.6%No flag›
  • Catsup11.7%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate5.8%No flag
  • Corn syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.1%No flag
  • Onion0.1%No flag›
  • Spice0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic1%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onions5.8%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate2.9%No flag
  • Tomato concentrate1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3301.4%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • MargarineNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oilNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Vegetable mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Natural coloursNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Hot sauceNo flag›
  • PeppersNo flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Worcestershire sauceNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soy sauceNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • AllspiceNo flag›
  • Black pepperNo flag›
  • Celery seedNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • CurryNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Chili pepperNo flag›
  • Cayenne pepperNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Garlic salt2.9%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Garlic2.9%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

Soybean oil, mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices), catsup (tomato concentrate, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, natural flavoring, onion powder, spices, garlic powder), dehydrated onions, tomato paste (tomato paste, salt, citric acid), sugar, margarine (soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, whey, soybean lecithin, vegetable mono and diglycerides, sodium benzoate, natural colors, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate), hot sauce (peppers, vinegar, salt, cellulose gum, artificial colors yellow 6 and red 40), worcestershire sauce (water, vinegar, sugar, salt, soy sauce, mustard, allspice, black pepper, celery seed, garlic and onion powder, curry, caramel color, spices, sodium benzoate), paprika, salt, chili powder, cayenne pepper, spices, garlic salt (salt, granulated garlic).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Dairy, Mustard, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 6 not assessed

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