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Hickory & Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce
Sweet Baby Ray'sCondiments · 1220000450035

Hickory & Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sulphite ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
    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

  • Cane sugar48.1%No flag›
  • Water24%No flag›
  • Tomato puree14.9%No flag
  • Vinegar7.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch3.7%No flag›
  • Brown sugar1.7%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Pineapple juice from concentrateNo flag
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • E150dModerate

    Caramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).

  • SpiceNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • E211Moderate

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

  • Dried garlicNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
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Cane sugar, water, tomato puree, vinegar, modified corn starch, brown sugar (2%), salt, natural smoke flavor, pineapple juice from concentrate, molasses, color (E150d), spices, preservative (E211), dried garlic, mustard powder, garlic powder

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sulphite ammonia caramelCaramel colour class IV (cola colour); may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI).
  • 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

3 moderate · 3 low · 4 not assessed

  1. 05Dried GarlicLow concern
4 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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