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Cocktail sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Tomato concentrate53.3%No flag
  • Water23.3%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup11.7%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar5.8%No flag›
  • Horseradish2.9%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.7%No flag
  • Soya oil0.4%No flag›
  • Beetroot0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Used as preservativesNo flag
  • And calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • To protect qualityNo flag
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Tomato paste, water, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, horseradish, salt, lemon juice concentrate, soybean oil, beet powder, natural flavor & artificial flavor, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (used as preservatives), and calcium disodium edta (to protect quality).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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