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Tzatziki
OPA! Of GreeceCondiments · 0666874112272

Tzatziki

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    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

  • Sour cream53.6%No flag
  • Milk27.2%No flag›
  • Cream13.2%No flag›
  • Milk ingredients6.6%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch3.3%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3391.6%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E4100.8%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.4%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Microbial coagulating enzyme0.2%No flag
  • Bacterial culture0.2%No flag
  • Yogurt23.2%No flag›
  • Milk ingredients11.6%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch5.8%No flag›
  • Carrageenan · E4072.9%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Pectin · E440a1.5%No flag
  • Active bacteria culture1.5%No flag
  • Cucumber11.6%No flag›
  • Canola oil5.8%No flag›
  • Olive oil2.9%No flag›
  • Lemon juice1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Fructose<0.1%No flag›
  • Glucose<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon flavouring<0.1%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.

  • HERBS and SPICES0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
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SOUR CREAM (MILK, CREAM, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CAROB BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, MICROBIAL ENZYME, BACTERIAL CULTURE), YOGURT (MILK INGREDIENTS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CARRAGEENAN, PECTIN, ACTIVE BACTERIA CULTURE), CUCUMBER, CANOLA OIL, OLIVE OIL, LEMON JUICE (WATER, CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE, CITRIC ACID, FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE, LEMON FLAVOUR, SODIUM BENZOATE), HERBS AND SPICES, SALT, SUGAR, CORN STARCH, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOYBEAN OIL, LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

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.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 1 moderate · 4 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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