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Condiments · 0855974003140

Legendary bacon sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  • Water41.7%No flag›
  • Aged cayenne pepper hot sauce21.5%No flag
  • Aged cayenne peppers10.9%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar5.3%No flag›
  • Water2.7%No flag›
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
  • Spice0.7%No flag›
  • Garlic0.3%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E4150.3%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup15%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate11.8%No flag
  • Chili peppers6%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar3%No flag›
  • Soybean and modified palm oil margarine1.5%No flag
  • Soya oil0.9%No flag›
  • Modified palm oil0.3%No flag
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soy protein<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Invert sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Brown sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Less thanNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • Fancy molassesNo flag
  • MustardNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Blackstrap molassesNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Hydrolysed corn proteinNo flag
  • Spice extractNo flag›
  • Disodium inosinate and guanylateNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Red # 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Water, aged cayenne pepper hot sauce (aged cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, spice, garlic powder, xanthan gum), high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, chili peppers, distilled vinegar, soybean & modified palm oil margarine (soybean oil, modified palm oil, water, salt, soy protein, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), salt, invert sugar, brown sugar, less than 2%: sugar, modified cornstarch, fancy molasses, mustard, spices, blackstrap molasses, natural and artificial flavor, citric acid, soybean oil, xanthan gum, onion powder, corn syrup, malic acid, hydrolyzed corn protein, spice extract, disodium inosinate and guanylate, caramel color, red # 40. to maintain freshness: potassium sorbate. sodium benzoate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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

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5 low · 9 not assessed

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