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Baba Ganoush
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 26 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Aubergine60%No flag
- Aubergine59.4%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.1%No flag
- Sesamstraße20%No flag
- Concentrated lemon juice1.1%No flag
- Preservative1.1%No flag
- Kaliumsorbat · E2021.1%No flag
- Natriumbenzoat · E2111.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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60% geröstete Auberginen (99% Aubergine, Salz, Säuerungsmittel: Milchsäurebakterien, Gewürze), 20% Sesamstraße, Wasser, Salz, Knoblauch, Zitronensaftkonzentrat, Pfeffer, Konservierungsstoffe: Kaliumsorbat, Natriumbenzoat
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
1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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