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Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 21 Feb 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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
- Lime juice from concentrate11.9%No flag
- Juice contains less than 2% of dried onion0.7%No flag
- Dried garlic modified corn starch0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Tamarind sugarNo flag
- Xanthan gum potassium sorbateNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Pleoresin parikaNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Artficial colorNo flag
- Calcium disodium EDTA · E385No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- 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, LIME JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, PAPAYA PUREE AND JUICE CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF DRIED ONION, DRIED CILANTRO, DRIED GARLIC MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICE (INCLUDING ALLSPICE, AND CHILI PEPPER), MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR, TAMARIND SUGAR, XANTHAN GUM POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES), PLEORESIN PARIKA (FOR COLOR), ARTFICIAL COLOR, AMMONIUM BISULFITE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
- WaterLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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