Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Feb 2026
Hoisin Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Sesame
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Feb 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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 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
- Hoisin Sauce53.1%No flag
- SOJABOHNENDasta SOJABOHNEN11.7%No flag
- Geschmacksest Korservierungsstoff0.4%No flag
- E2110.4%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Spirit vinegar<0.1%No flag
- Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- E150c · E150a<0.1%Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- PreservativeNo flag
- E202No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Hoisin Sauce : Wasser, Zucker, SOJABOHNENDasta SOJABOHNEN, WEIZENmehl, Salz, Wasser, Zucker, Geschmacksest Korservierungsstoff: E211), Salz, Branntweinessig, modifizierte Tapiokastärke, Knoblauch, Farbstoff: E150c, SESAMÖL , Sternanis, Konservierungsstoff: E202. Dieses Produkt kann Spuren von Senf enthalten.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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