Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Sep 2022
Bourbon chicken sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 16 Sep 2022
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.7%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- As a preservative0.7%No flag
- Rice vinegar5.6%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.3%No flag
- Phosphoric acid · E338<0.1%Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Bourbon0.3%No flag
- And sodium benzoate · E2110.3%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- As a preservative0.3%No flag
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Sugar, water, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt, sodium benzoate (as a preservative)), rice vinegar (water, rice), cornstarch, minced garlic (garlic, water, citric acid), ground ginger (ginger, water, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum), bourbon, and sodium benzoate (as a preservative).
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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.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterModerate concern
- SugarLow concern
- Corn StarchLow concern
1 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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