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Hot sauce of red habanero chile
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Purified spring water53.6%No flag
- Red23.2%No flag
- Orange habanero chile11.6%No flag
- Iodised sea salt1.4%No flag
- Acetic acid · E2601.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E3301.4%No flag
- As antioxidant1.4%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.8%No flag
- Thickener0.8%No flag
- Carmine · E1200.1%No flag
- Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Natural colours<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- To conservative<0.1%No flag
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Purified spring water, red/orange habanero chile, carrot, iodized sea salt, acetic acid, citric acid (as antioxidant), xanthan gum (thickener), onion powder, garlic powder, carmine and annatto (natural colouring), potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to conservative).
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- GarlicLow concern
2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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