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Guy FieriCondiments · 0876045004033

Pacific rim asian bbq & work sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Fish
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Tomato puree52.9%No flag
  • Water27.9%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate25%No flag
  • Sugar14.3%No flag›
  • Vinegar14.3%No flag›
  • Soy sauce9.2%No flag›
  • Water4.6%No flag›
  • Wheat2.3%No flag›
  • Soya bean1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.6%Moderate

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

  • Molasses4.6%No flag›
  • Hot cherry peppers2.3%No flag
  • Cherry peppers1.2%No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.6%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.6%Moderate

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

  • Onion1.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.3%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper0.1%No flag›
  • Ginger powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Fish sauce<0.1%No flag
  • Anchovy<0.1%No flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sesame oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon juiceNo flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Orange juiceNo flag›
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Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, vinegar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate), molasses, hot cherry peppers (cherry peppers, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate), onion, salt, modified corn starch, crushed red pepper, ground ginger, fish sauce powder (fermented anchovies, maltodextrin and salt), sesame oil, lemon juice (from concentrate), garlic powder, citric acid, orange juice (from concentrate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Fish, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 3 low · 8 not assessed

8 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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