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Bbq sauce, rich & sassy

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Mustard
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • High fructose corn syrup52.4%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate23.8%No flag
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar6%No flag›
  • Concentrated pineapple juice3%No flag
  • Molasses1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Honey0.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.2%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Barley gluten<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Hydrolysed soy protein<0.1%No flag
  • Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • CoffeeNo flag›
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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High fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, water, distilled vinegar, pineapple juice concentrate, molasses, salt, honey, soybean oil, barley malt flour (barley gluten), spices, hydrolyzed soy protein, natural smoke flavor, onion powder, mustard bran, garlic powder, sodium benzoate (preservative), natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, coffee, turmeric (color).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, 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
  • 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.

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