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Balsamico
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Balsamico

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sulphite ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    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.
  2. Sulphur dioxideModerate concernSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.
    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

  • Water50.1%No flag›
  • Aceto Balsamco20%No flag
  • Wine vinegar13.3%No flag
  • Antioxidant13.3%No flag
  • Grape must3.3%No flag
  • Colour3.3%No flag
  • Ammonsulfit-Zuckerkulör · E150d3.3%Moderate

    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

  • Sugar6.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil6.5%No flag›
  • Red wine vinegar6.5%No flag
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
  • Flavour enhancer1.3%No flag
  • Mononatrium1.3%No flag
  • Glutamat1.3%No flag
  • Yeast extract1.3%No flag›
  • Thickener1.3%No flag
  • Xanthan · E4151.3%No flag
  • Natriumalginat · E4011.3%No flag
  • Onion1.3%No flag›
  • Pepper1.3%No flag›
  • Sulphur dioxide (E220)Moderate

    Sulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

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Wasser, Aceto Balsamco 20% (Weinessig [enthält Antioxidationsmittel: Schwefeldioxid], Traubenmost, Farbstoff: Ammonsulfit-Zuckerkulör), Zucker, Sonnenblumenöl, Rotweinessig, Kochsalz, Geschmacksverstärker: Mononatrium - glutamat; Hefeextrakt, Verdickungsmittel: Xanthan, Natriumalginat; Zwiebeln, Pfeffer.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
  • Sulphur dioxideSulphite preservative; can trigger asthma/allergic-type reactions, especially in asthmatics.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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