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Hot chilli sauce / Sauce au piment forte, pasteurisée
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Hot chilli sauce / Sauce au piment forte, pasteurisée

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (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 25 Mar 2026

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

  • Water40.9%No flag›
  • Sugar18.2%No flag›
  • Pâte de piment18%No flag
  • Chili pepper13.6%No flag›
  • Salt1.1%No flag›
  • Acid1.1%No flag›
  • Acide citrique · E3301.1%No flag
  • Preservative1.1%No flag
  • Benzoate de sodium · E2111.1%Moderate

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

  • Firming agent1.1%No flag
  • Chlorure de calcium · E5091.1%No flag
  • Alcohol vinegar9%No flag
  • Garlic7%No flag›
  • Modified starch3.5%No flag›
  • Modified waxy maize starch3.5%No flag
  • Salt1.1%No flag›
  • Chili pepper2.3%No flag›
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Eau, sucre, 18% pâte de piment (piments, sel, acidifiant: acide citrique; conservateur: benzoate de sodium; affermissant: chlorure de calcium), vinaigre d'alcool, ail, amidon modifié (mais cireux), sel, 0,03% piment.

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

2 moderate · 2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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