Image cache
Greenveil proxy cache
Asset write on fetch
Hot Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 12 Apr 2022
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Ghost peppers23.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
- Passionfruit<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- To preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
Show original label text
Distilled vinegar, ghost peppers, carrots, lemon juice, sea salt, onion powder, papaya, salt, citric acid, passion fruit, xanthan gum, garlic powder, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness).
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
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Trust & sources
Where this product data comes from
How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.
Ingredient content
Normalized label parsed
13 items
Your context
Recent scans
See allProducts you open appear here on this device.