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Pork baby back ribs original bbq sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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

  • Pork baby back ribs52.6%No flag
  • Containing up to 7% of a solution of26.8%No flag
  • Water26.8%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.7%No flag›
  • Unrefined sugar0.7%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
  • Yeast extract23.6%No flag›
  • Coating23.7%No flag›
  • Garlic11.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Paprika0.7%No flag›
  • Spice0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Black pepper mustard0.7%No flag
  • Coriander0.7%No flag›
  • Chipotle0.7%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Not more than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking6%No flag
  • Coating11.8%No flag›
  • Wheat germ5.9%No flag›
  • Fructose3%No flag›
  • Refiner's syrup powder1.5%No flag
  • Brown sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.4%No flag›
  • Molasses powder0.2%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Gum arabic · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup solids<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel · E150<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Food starch modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Barbecue sauce5.9%No flag
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate0.7%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar0.4%No flag›
  • Molasses0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Chili pepperNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Pork baby back ribs (containing up to 7% of a solution of: water, sea salt, raw sugar, sodium phosphate, yeast extract), seasoning (garlic, salt, paprika, spices, sugar, black pepper mustard, coriander, chipotle, natural flavors, not more than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking), seasoning (defatted wheat germ, fructose, refiner's syrup powder, brown sugar, maltodextrin, molasses powder, natural flavor (contains natural smoke flavor), gum arabic, corn syrup solids, caramel (color), food starch modified), barbecue sauce (water, sugar, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, molasses, salt, food starch modified, natural smoke flavor, caramel color, garlic powder, onion powder, sodium benzoate (preservative), chili pepper, spices, natural flavor.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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

1 high · 3 moderate · 2 low · 5 not assessed

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