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Black Pepper Sauce, Black Pepper
WegmansCondiments · 0007789049029

Black Pepper Sauce, Black Pepper

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Apr 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

  • Water53.6%No flag›
  • Onions23.2%No flag›
  • Oyster Sauce11.6%No flag
  • Soy Sauce5.8%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Soya bean1.5%No flag›
  • Rice0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Molasses2.9%No flag›
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
  • Corn Starch0.8%No flag›
  • Shiitake Extract0.4%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.2%No flag›
  • Shiitake Extract<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast Extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast Extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mushroom Powder0.2%No flag
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Mushroom Extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Glucono Delta Lactone · E575<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel Color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan Gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Double Flavor Sauce5.8%No flag
  • Soy Sauce2.9%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.7%No flag›
  • Rice0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Rice Vinegar0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Lime Juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Molasses<0.1%No flag›
  • Ginger<0.1%No flag›
  • Mushroom Powder<0.1%No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Mushroom ExtractNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Caramel Color · E150aNo flag
  • Corn StarchNo flag›
  • Glucono Delta Lactone · E575No flag
  • Shiitake ExtractNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Shiitake ExtractNo flag
  • Yeast ExtractNo flag›
  • Yeast ExtractNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Citric Acid · E330No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Sesame Oil2.9%No flag›
  • Canola Oil1.5%No flag›
  • Black Pepper0.7%No flag›
  • Garlic Puree0.4%No flag
  • Corn Starch0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sesame Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Sesame Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Sherry Cooking Wine<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • White Pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Water, Diced Onions, Oyster Sauce (Gluten Free Soy Sauce [Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt], Molasses, Salt, Corn Starch, Shiitake Extract [Maltodextrin, Shiitake Extract, Yeast Extract {Yeast Extract, Salt}], Mushroom Powder Extract [Maltodextrin, Mushroom Extract, Salt], Glucono Delta Lactone, Onion Powder, Caramel Color, Xanthan Gum), Double Flavor Sauce (Gluten Free Soy Sauce [Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt], Sugar, Water, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Lime Juice, Molasses, Ginger Puree, Mushroom Powder [Maltodextrin, Mushroom Extract, Salt], Caramel Color, Corn Starch, Glucono Delta Lactone, Shiitake Extract [Maltodextrin, Shiitake Extract, Yeast Extract {Yeast Extract, Salt}], Citric Acid, Onion Powder), Sesame Oil, Canola Oil, Ground Black Pepper, Garlic Puree, Corn Starch, Salt, Sesame Oil (Soybean Oil, Sesame Oil), Sherry Cooking Wine, Natural Flavor, White Pepper.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 19 Apr 2025

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

6 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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