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Condiments · 0021130477555

Bbq sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water52.4%No flag›
  • Pineapple23.8%No flag›
  • Pineapple11.9%No flag›
  • Pineapple juice11.9%No flag›
  • Soy sauce11.9%No flag›
  • Water6%No flag›
  • Wheat3%No flag›
  • Soya bean1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.7%Moderate

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

  • Preservative0.7%No flag
  • Brown sugar6%No flag›
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate1.5%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Ginger0.4%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.2%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice<0.1%No flag
  • Scotch bonnet pepper<0.1%No flag
  • Rum<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Capsicum oilNo flag
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Water, pineapple (pineapple, pineapple juice), soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate [preservative]), brown sugar, sugar, tomato paste, modified corn starch, ginger, distilled vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, scotch bonnet pepper, rum*, natural flavor, spice, citric acid, dried garlic, sodium benzoate (preservative), dried onion, xanthan gum, salt, capsicum oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 7 not assessed

  1. 04Dried GarlicLow concern
7 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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