Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Mustard, Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024
General tso's sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Mustard
- Sesame
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Rice vinegar5.5%No flag
- Hoisin sauce2.8%No flag
- Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
- Rice vinegar<0.1%No flag
- Sesame paste<0.1%No flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Sherry wine0.7%No flag
- Orange zest<0.1%No flag
- Orange zest<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Show original label text
Water, brown sugar, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), orange juice concentrate, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce (sugar, water, fermented soybean [water, soybean, wheat flour], salt, modified tapioca starch, rice vinegar, garlic, sesame paste, lemon, spices [mustard], caramel color, chili, citric acid, xanthan gum), corn starch, sherry wine (salt), roasted garlic, ginger puree (ginger, water), toasted sesame oil, orange peel (orange peel, water, citric acid), dried red bell peppers, crushed red peppers.
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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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
- Corn StarchLow concern
- GarlicLow concern
5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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