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Pan asian sesame dressing
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Pan asian sesame dressing

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2022

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.
  3. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Higacctose corn syrup51.9%No flag
  • Vegetable oil24%No flag›
  • Soybean andic candla24%No flag
  • Distil co vinegar12%No flag
  • Sesame oil6%No flag›
  • Soy sauce3%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Wheat0.8%No flag›
  • Soyberks0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%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.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice vinegar<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of crange juice concentrateNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Lemon juicee concentrsesame seedNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Onion paprikaNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • DriedNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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higacctose corn syrup, vegetable oil (soybean andic candla), distil co vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce (water, wheat, soyberks, salt, sodium benzoate (preservative]), water, rice vinegar, sugar, salt, contains less than 2% of crange juice concentrate, spice, lemon juicee concentrsesame seed, xanthan gum, garlic,* carrageenan, onion paprika, natural flavor, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor) caramel color, ascorbic acid. *dried. contains soy, wheat.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2022

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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