Declared allergens
This product declares Celery.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Jan 2025
Barbecue sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Celery
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Jan 2025
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
- Tomato concentrate23.4%No flag
- Aged red cayenne peppers2.2%No flag
- Jack stack salt and spice seasoning0.1%No flag
- Bell pepperNo flag
- Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No 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
- To preserve freshnessNo flag
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Water, tomato paste, cane sugar, distilled vinegar, hot sauce (aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic), molasses, salt, spices, modified food starch, jack stack salt & spice seasoning (salt, dehydrated garlic, onion, bell pepper, celery seed, spices, yeast extract), tamarind concentrate, natural smoke flavor, xanthan gum, chili powder (spices, chili pepper, garlic), sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness).
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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
- WaterLow concern
- Cane SugarLow concern
- SaltLow concern
7 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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