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Sauce Américaine
ColonaCondiments · 5410803390126

Sauce Américaine

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Egg

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Colza oil52.2%No flag›
  • Water24.1%No flag›
  • Tomato puree12%No flag
  • Vinegar6%No flag›
  • Vegetable0.3%No flag
  • Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Carrot<0.1%No flag›
  • Celery<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Egg yolk0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Starch0.2%No flag›
  • Acid0.2%No flag›
  • Acide lactique · E2700.2%No flag
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Flavour enhancer0.2%No flag
  • Glutamate de sodium · E6210.2%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • E2020.2%No flag
  • E2110.2%Moderate

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

  • Flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Extrait de paprika · E160c0.2%No flag
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Gomme guar · E4120.2%No flag
  • Antioxidant3.6%No flag
  • E3853.6%No flag
Show original label text

Huile de colza, eau, purée de tomates, vinaigre, légumes (0,3 %) (oignons, carottes, _céleris_), sel, jaunes d'_oeufs_, sucre, amidon, acidifiant : acide lactique, épice, exhausteur de goût : glutamate de sodium, conservateurs : E202 - E211, arômes, colorant : extrait de paprika, stabilisant : gomme guar, antioxydant : E385.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Celery, Egg.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

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.
  • 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

4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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