Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Molluscs, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 2026
Maekrua Oyster Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Molluscs
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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
- Iodised salt8.1%No flag
- Thickener7.5%No flag
- E14147.5%No flag
- Glucono-delta-lactone · E5750.1%No flag
- Acidity regulator e5750.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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Oyster extract 30.0%, soy sauce (soybean, wheat flour, salt) 28.8%, water 11.8%, sugar 10.1%, salt (iodized salt) 8.1%, modified starch (thickener : e1414) 7.5%, corn starch 3.5%, glucono-delta-lactone (acidity regulator e575) 0.1%, sodium benzoate (preservative : e211) 0.1%
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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
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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