Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Apr 2026
Korean BBQ Original Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Sesame
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Apr 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- 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
- Red pepper paste52.6%No flag
- Cooking rice wine0.6%No flag
- Hydrolyzed soybean protein3%No flag
- Cooking rice wine0.3%No flag
- Apple puree2.9%No flag
- Pear puree1.5%No flag
- Cooking rice wine0.1%No flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E621<0.1%Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- SesameNo flag
- Paprika oleoresin · E160cNo flag
Show original label text
Red pepper paste (wheat flour, corn syrup, water, red pepper powder, salt, wheat, cooking rice wine, malt, defatted soybean powder), high fructose corn syrup, soy sauce (water, hydrolyzed soybean protein, salt, high fructose corn syrup, defatted soybean, wheat, cooking rice wine, malt), sugar, water, apple puree, pear puree, salt, garlic, red pepper powder, cooking rice wine, monosodium glutamate, black pepper powder, ginger extract, citric acid, xanthan gum, sesame, paprika oleoresin, capsicum oleoresin
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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