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Oyster Sauce
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Oyster Sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Molluscs
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Sep 2023

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

  • Water55.1%No flag›
  • Oyster27%No flag›
  • Salt4.6%No flag›
  • Sugar3.3%No flag›
  • Soy sauce3.3%No flag›
  • Soya bean1.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Wheat0.8%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch3.3%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a3.3%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Water, oyster extract (27%), salt, sugar, soy sauce (soy bean, salt, wheat), modified corn starch, caramel color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Molluscs, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Sep 2023

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

2 moderate · 1 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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