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Sweet & Sour Sauce, Sweet & Sour

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

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

  • Water52.6%No flag›
  • Sugar23.7%No flag›
  • Concentrated pineapple juice11.8%No flag
  • Distilled Vinegar5.9%No flag›
  • Cider Vinegar3%No flag›
  • Orange Juice1.5%No flag›
  • Modified Food Starch0.7%No flag›
  • Soy Sauce0.4%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Sodium Benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Potassium Sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Xanthan Gum · E415No flag
  • Dehydrated OnionNo flag
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
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Water, Sugar, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Distilled Vinegar, Cider Vinegar, Orange Juice Concentrate, Modified Food Starch, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Defatted Soybeans, Salt), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Salt, Soybean Oil, Spices, Dehydrated Garlic, Paprika, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Xanthan Gum, Dehydrated Onion, Citric Acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

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

5 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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