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Cantina Style Medium Salsa
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 3 Mar 2025
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
- Citric acid · E3305.9%No flag
- Calcium chloride water3%No flag
- Yellow onion1.5%No flag
- Serrano peppers0.2%No flag
- Salt sugar<0.1%No flag
- White distilled vinegar<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid sodium benzoateNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Lime juice concentrateNo flag
- Xanthan gum alapeno pepper powderNo flag
- Sodium benzoate (E211)Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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diced tomatoes (diced tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride water, yellow onion, jalapeño peppers, green bell peppers, serrano peppers, cilantro, salt sugar, white distilled vinegar, canola oil, granulated garlic, granulated onion, citric acid sodium benzoate (preservative), lime juice concentrate, cayenne pepper, cumin, xanthan gum alapeno pepper powder.
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
- CuminHigh concern
- Coriander LeafLow concern
- Canola OilLow concern
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