Declared allergens
This product declares Fish.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 May 2025
Southern Gold BBQ Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Fish
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 May 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
- Prepared yellow mustard55.6%No flag
- Worcestershire sauce9.7%No flag
- Distilled white vinegar4.9%No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Hot cayenne pepper4.9%No flag
- Sauce2.4%No flag
- Aged cayenne red peppers1.2%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2111.2%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Liquid hickory smoke0.6%No flag
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PREPARED YELLOW MUSTARD, SUGAR, CIDER VINEGAR, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, MOLASSES, SUGAR, WATER, SALT, ONIONS, ANCHOVIES, GARLIC, CLOVES, TAMARIND EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT), HOT CAYENNE PEPPER, SAUCE (AGED CAYENNE RED PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), SODIUM BENZOATE, SPICES, LIQUID HICKORY SMOKE
Alerts
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
- SugarLow concern
2 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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