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Condiments · 0041268204410

Yum yum spicy sauce

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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

  • Water52.2%No flag›
  • Canola oil23.9%No flag›
  • Sugar5%No flag›
  • Rice wine vinegar5%No flag
  • Distilled white vinegar5%No flag
  • Egg yolks4.5%No flag›
  • Modified food starch2.2%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate1.1%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Mustard0.3%No flag
  • Citrus fruit0.2%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Cultured dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Red bell pepperNo flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Smoked paprikaNo flag
  • Mustard oilNo flag›
  • Green tea extractNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
  • To maintain flavorNo flag
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Water, canola oil, sugar, rice wine vinegar, distilled white vinegar, egg yolks, modified food starch, tomato paste, salt, mustard flour, citrus pulp, lactic acid, garlic powder, cultured dextrose, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (as preservatives), ground red pepper, paprika, smoked paprika, mustard oil, green tea extract, natural flavor, calcium disodium edta (to maintain flavor).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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 · 4 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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