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blackburn made syrup
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 24 Jan 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Cane sugar syrup11.5%No flag
- Caramel coloring · E150a2.9%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.4%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sorbic acid · E2000.7%No flag
- Added as a preservative only0.7%No flag
- T.j0.4%No flag
- Blackburn syrup works0.2%No flag
- Inc<0.1%No flag
- Jefferson<0.1%No flag
- 75657 u.s.a<0.1%No flag
- 1-800-527-8630 m 70270 10024 butte wort bu<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, cane syrup, water, caramel coloring, sodium benzoate and sorbic acid (added as a preservative only). t.j. blackburn syrup works, inc. jefferson, texas 75657 u.s.a. 1-800-527-8630 m 70270 10024 butte wort bu
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
- WaterLow concern
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