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Sweet Chili Condiment & Cooking Sauce
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 28 Jan 2023
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.
Sodium hydrogen sulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type 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
- Red chili peppers15.2%No flag
- Less than0.2%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium bisulfite · E222Moderate
Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
- PreservativeNo flag
- ColourNo flag
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Sugar, water, red chili peppers, garlic, salt, distilled vinegar, less than 2%: modified corn starch, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and sodium bisulfite (preservatives), paprika (color).
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.
- Sodium hydrogen sulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
1 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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