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Sauce for lettuce wraps
Lee Kum KeeCondiments · 0078895134926

Sauce for lettuce wraps

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 May 2022

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

  • Water52.4%No flag›
  • Sugar17.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil15.3%No flag›
  • Sesame oil7.6%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Sweet potato1.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Rice vinegar1.5%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of soybeans0.8%No flag
  • Spice0.4%No flag›
  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Sesame paste<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Chili peppersNo flag›
  • Safflower oilNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Cultured dextroseNo flag›
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Water, sugar, soybean oil, sesame oil, salt, sweet potato powder, modified corn starch, rice vinegar, contains less than 2% of soybeans, spices, dehydrated garlic, wheat flour, sesame paste, caramel color, yeast extract, chili peppers, safflower oil, xanthan gum, natural flavors (milk), cultured dextrose, maltodextrin.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 May 2022

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

6 low · 9 not assessed

9 of 15 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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