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Barbecue Sauce
Kroger0011110674593

Barbecue Sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 15 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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 syrup53.6%No flag›
  • Tomato puree23.2%No flag
  • Water11.6%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate11.6%No flag
  • Vinegar11.6%No flag›
  • Apple cider vinegar5.8%No flag›
  • Molasses2.9%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.4%No flag
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF0.2%No flag
  • Natural smoke flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Mustard seed<0.1%No flag›
  • Dried garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onion<0.1%No flag
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), VINEGAR, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, MOLASSES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORS, MUSTARD SEED, DRIED GARLIC, SPICES, DRIED ONION, PAPRIKA.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 15 Apr 2026

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 6 not assessed

  1. 03Dried GarlicLow concern
6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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