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Kickin' Bourbon Sauce & Marinade
Sweet Baby Ray'sCondiments · 0013409515853

Kickin' Bourbon Sauce & Marinade

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

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 13 Oct 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    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

  • High fructose corn syrup52.4%No flag›
  • Water23.8%No flag›
  • Vinegar11.9%No flag›
  • Molasses6%No flag›
  • Aged cayenne pepper3%No flag
  • Modified corn starch1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of bourbon0.4%No flag
  • Chipotle pepper0.2%No flag
  • Chili pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Chili pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural whiskey flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No 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.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Tomato concentrateNo flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
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High fructose corn syrup, water, vinegar, molasses, aged cayenne pepper, modified corn starch, salt, contains less than 2% of bourbon, chipotle pepper, chili powder (chili pepper, spice, salt, garlic), natural whiskey flavor, garlic powder, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), tomato paste, oleoresin paprika (color), sucralose, natural flavor, citric acid, sodium citrate.

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.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 moderate · 2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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