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Barbecue Sauce
BudweiserCondiments · 0072736040001

Barbecue Sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 Feb 2022

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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Water52.1%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar24%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup12%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate6%No flag
  • Molasses3%No flag›
  • Budweiser beer1.5%No flag
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Barley0.4%No flag›
  • Rice0.2%No flag›
  • Malt<0.1%No flag›
  • Hops<0.1%No flag›
  • Mustard0.7%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Turmeric<0.1%No flag›
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Honey0.2%No flag›
  • Onions<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter flavouringNo flag
  • From milkNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Caramel · E150No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Red bell pepperNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
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water, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, molasses, budweiser beer (water, barley, rice, malt, hops), mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices, garlic powder), modified corn starch, honey, onions, salt, granulated dehydrated garlic, sugar, butter flavor (from milk ), maltodextrin, caramel (color), dextrose, natural and artificial flavors, dehydrated red pepper flakes, preservatives: potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, spices, citric acid, annatto (color),

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 10 Feb 2022

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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

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