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Harissa
Le phare du Cap BonCondiments · 6194049100754

Harissa

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 24 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Harissa34%No flag
  • Vinegar30.6%No flag›
  • Water18%No flag›
  • Chili pepper16.6%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Spice extract0.2%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Gomme xanthane · E4150.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • E202<0.1%No flag
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Harissa (34%), Vinaigre (30.6%), Eau (18%), piment séché concassé, sel, extraits d'épices, arômes, Gomme xanthane, conservateurs (E211 & E202).

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

2 moderate · 3 not assessed

3 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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