Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 21 Feb 2025
Sesame Ginger
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Sesame
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · 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
- Mandarin orange juice from concentrate23.9%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
- Sesame seeds<0.1%No flag
- Natural sesame flavor<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Potassium sor-bateNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- ColourNo 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.
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HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MANDARIN ORANGE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT AND SALT), WATER, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SESAME OIL, CARAMEL COLOR, SESAME SEEDS, NATURAL SESAME FLAVOR, GINGER, DRIED GARLIC, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, CHILI PEPPER, POTASSIUM SOR-BATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES), NATURAL FLAVOR, AMMONIUM BISULFITE (FOR COLOR), CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).
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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
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- SaltLow concern
7 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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