Declared allergens
This product declares Molluscs, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Sep 2023
Cantonese Oyster Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Molluscs
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Sep 2023
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Tapioca starch4.8%No flag
- Miso4.8%No flag
- Filtered water2.4%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a4.8%No flag
- Tapioca starch0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E3301%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Water, sugar, salt, corn/tapioca starch, miso (filtered water, rice, soybeans, sea salt and alcohol), caramel color, organic soy sauce (organic soybeans and salt), rice flour, oyster extract (salt, tapioca starch, oyster extract powder, canola oil and natural flavors), citric acid.
Alerts
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Image cache
No product image yet
Pending enrichment
Ingredient content
Normalized label parsed
12 items
Your context
Recent scans
See allProducts you open appear here on this device.