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Balsamic vinegar
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Balsamic vinegar

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Sulphites

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 May 2022

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Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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

  • Balsamic vinegar46.2%No flag›
  • Water24.6%No flag›
  • Sugar11.8%No flag›
  • Extra virgin olive oil8%No flag
  • Sunflower oil4.3%No flag›
  • Antioxidant4.3%No flag
  • 3204.3%No flag
  • White vinegar2.9%No flag
  • Garlic0.6%No flag›
  • Vegetable gum1.7%No flag
  • 4151.7%No flag
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E320)Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

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Balsamic vinegar (sulphites)(35%), water, sugar, extra virgin olive oil (8%), sunflower oil (antioxidant [320]), white vinegar, roasted garlic (0.6%), vegetable gum (415).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Sulphites.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 May 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 3 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  1. 05Balsamic VinegarNot assessed

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