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Steak sauce
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Steak sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 6 Mar 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Tomato puree52.9%No flag
  • Water27.9%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate25%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup23.5%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar11.8%No flag›
  • Salt2.2%No flag›
  • Raisin paste2.2%No flag
  • Concentrated grape juice2.2%No flag
  • Spice2.2%No flag›
  • Herbs1.5%No flag
  • Dried garlic0.7%No flag›
  • Onion0.4%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Lemon<0.1%No flag›
  • Grapefruit<0.1%No flag›
  • LimeNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, RAISIN PASTE, RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, SPICES AND HERBS, DRIED GARLIC AND ONION, CARAMEL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, LEMON, GRAPEFRUIT AND LIME CONCENTRATES, NATURAL FLAVORS.

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 6 not assessed

  1. 03Dried GarlicLow concern
6 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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