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Sweet & sour sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020
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
- ThickenerNo flag
- E1422No flag
- Acidity regulatorsNo flag
- Acetic acid · E260No flag
- E260No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- E330No flag
- StabiliserNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- E415No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Paprika oleoresin · E160cNo flag
- E160cNo flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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Water, pineapple (29%), sugar, tomato (15%), maltodextrin, thickener (modified corn starch : e1422), salt, acidity regulators (acetic acid : e260, citric acid : e330), stabilizer (xanthan gum : e415), colour (paprika oleoresin : e160c), preservative (sodium benzoate : e211)
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
- WaterModerate concern
- MaltodextrinModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
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