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ol smokey bbq sauce
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ol smokey bbq sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Feb 2023

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. 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

  • Water53.3%No flag›
  • Sugar23.3%No flag›
  • Vinegar11.7%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate5.8%No flag
  • Salt2.9%No flag›
  • Invert sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Chemically modified starch0.7%No flag
  • E14420.7%No flag
  • Hydrolysed vegetable protein0.4%No flag
  • Molasses0.2%No flag›
  • Colourant<0.1%No flag
  • E150c · E150a<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • E415<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Acidity regulatorNo flag
  • E330No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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water, sugar, vinegar, tomato paste, salt, invert sugar, chemically modified starch (e1442), hydrolysed vegetable protein (soya), molasses, colourant (e150 c), flavouring, stabiliser (e415), spice (irradiated), acidity regulator (e330), preservatives (sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate), allergens contains: soy

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Feb 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.
  • 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

4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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