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Heinz Relish Sweet
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Heinz Relish Sweet

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. Polysorbate 80Minor 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

  • Cucumbers53.1%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup23.4%No flag›
  • Cabbage11.7%No flag›
  • Distilled white vinegar5.9%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.5%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.5%Moderate

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

  • Preservative0.5%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.5%No flag
  • Aluminum sulfate · E5200.5%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.5%No flag
  • Red bell peppers0.5%No flag›
  • Polysorbate 80 · E4330.5%Low

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

  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Fd&c yellow no0.5%No flag
  • 5 and fd&c blue no0.4%No flag
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cucumbers, high fructose corn syrup, cabbage, distilled white vinegar, salt, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives), guar gum, aluminum sulfate, xanthan gum, dried red bell peppers, polysorbate 80, natural and artificial flavors (including celery), fd&c yellow no. 5 and fd&c blue no. 1.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

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.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic 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

1 moderate · 2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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