Declared allergens
This product declares Shellfish.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 29 Dec 2025
Surinaamse sambal
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Shellfish
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 29 Dec 2025
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
- Red chili pepper67%No flag
- Madame sjanet peppers7.3%No flag
- Soft brown sugar3.7%No flag
- Flavour shrimp powder1.8%No flag
- Preservative0.2%No flag
- E2020.2%No flag
- E2110.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- E2600.1%No flag
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67% ground red chillies (salt), tamarind pulp, madame sjanet peppers, soft brown sugar, flavour shrimp powder (crustaceans), garlic powder, sunflower oil, preservative e202, e211, e260
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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
- GarlicLow concern
- Sunflower OilLow concern
1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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