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Premium old west barbecue sauce

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard

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

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Tomato concentrate46.9%No flag
  • Water24.9%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate22%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup23.5%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar15.8%No flag›
  • Molasses7.9%No flag›
  • Water3.9%No flag›
  • Salt2%No flag›
  • Less thanNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • As perservativesNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • MustardNo flag
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Tomato concentrate (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, molasses, water, salt, less than 2%: modified food starch, sugar, natural smoke flavors, onion powder, spices, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as perservatives), garlic powder, guar gum, mustard flour.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard.

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

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

5 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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