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GilroyCondiments · 0080466243142

Sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Garlic52.9%No flag›
  • Grated horseradish roots23.5%No flag
  • Water11.8%No flag›
  • White distilled vinegar5.9%No flag
  • Soya oil2.9%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3301.5%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Sodium metabisulfite · E2230.5%Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Preservative0.5%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Cellulose · E4600.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gums · E415<0.1%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Lemon juice calcium disodium edta<0.1%No flag
  • Retains product freshness<0.1%No flag
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Garlic, grated horseradish roots, water, white distilled vinegar, soybean oil, citric acid, salt, sodium metabisulfite (preservative), artificial flavor, cellulose and xanthan gums, sugar, eggs, sodium benzoate (preservative), spices, high fructose corn syrup, lemon juice calcium disodium edta (retains product freshness).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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 metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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