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Guacamole & Serrano Hot Sauce
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 18 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Natural avocado23.4%No flag
- Serrano pepper11.7%No flag
- Acetic acid · E2600.3%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.3%No flag
- Dehydrated onion0.3%No flag
- Condiments0.3%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.3%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E2020.3%No flag
- Preservative0.3%No flag
- Ascorbic acid · E3000.3%No flag
- Colour2.8%No flag
- Fd&c yellow no0.3%No flag
- 5 and fd&c blue no0.1%No flag
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Water, natural avocado, serrano pepper, tomatillo, salt, modified corn starch, acetic acid, xanthan gum, dehydrated coriander, dehydrated onion, condiments and spices, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), ascorbic acid, artificial colors: fd&c yellow no. 5 and fd&c blue no. 1.
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
3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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