Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 May 2025
sauce
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 May 2025
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
- Red chili pepper14%No flag
- Acetic acid · E2604%No flag
- Acidifying agent2%No flag
- E2602%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.5%No flag
- E2110.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Imported by auckland-21100.3%No flag
- Nz product of india0.3%No flag
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water, red chilli (14%), salt, wheat flour, corn starch, sugar, acetic acid (acidifying agent, e260), spices, garlic, sodium benzoate (preservative e211), imported by auckland-2110, nz product of india
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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
- WaterLow concern
- SaltLow concern
- Corn StarchLow concern
2 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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