Declared allergens
This product declares Mustard.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025
Original Zesty Steak Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Mustard
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025
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
- Tomato puree52.6%No flag
- Tomato concentrate25%No flag
- Malt vinegar23.7%No flag
- Raisin concentrate5.9%No flag
- Turmeric extract · E1000.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Mustard<0.1%No flag
- Adds a trivial amount of fatNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- To maintain qualityNo flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
- To preserve freshnessNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), MALT VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, RAISIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, APPLE CONCENTRATE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, TURMERIC AND TURMERIC EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, MUSTARD FLOUR, SPICES, CANOLA OIL (ADDS A TRIVIAL AMOUNT OF FAT), SODIUM BENZOATE (TO MAINTAIN QUALITY), GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, ASCORBIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), CARAMEL COLOR.
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Food health
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
What drives this
- SaltModerate concern
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
- AppleLow concern
3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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