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Shrimp & Seafood Sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • High fructose corn syrup51.7%No flag›
  • Water24.1%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate12.1%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar6%No flag›
  • Soya oil3%No flag›
  • Horseradish1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion<0.1%No flag
  • Mustard<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Paprika extract · E160cNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Worcestershire sauceNo flag
  • Distilled vinegarNo flag›
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • TamarindNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Ammonium sulfiteNo flag›
  • Red bell pepperNo flag›
  • BeetrootNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Tabasco sauceNo flag
  • VinegarNo flag›
  • Red bell pepperNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
  • Calcium disodium EDTA · E385No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • TurmericNo flag›
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Show original label text

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, TOMATO PASTE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, HORSERADISH, SALT, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, DEXTROSE, WHEY, DEHYDRATED ONION, MUSTARD FLOUR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MOLASSES, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR, AMMONIUM SULFITE), DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, BEET POWDER (COLOR), SPICES, SUGAR, TABASCO SAUCE (DISTILLED) VINEGAR, RED PEPPER (SALT), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), TURMERIC, POLYSORBATE 80.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

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.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

7 low · 9 not assessed

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