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aToxiq rating: Use Caution — Limit use Use Caution
Hoisin Sauce
Image: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA
Lee Kum Kee

Hoisin Sauce

Use Caution · Limit use
Barcode
7 42812 70061 6
Size
443 mL, 567 g.
Sold in
Canada, USA

aToxiq suggests reviewing this one before routine use.

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Why it’s rated
How we rated it

Why it’s rated Use Caution

A product’s rating follows its most concerning indexed ingredient. Each ingredient links to its science card and the research behind it. How ratings work

  • Modified Corn Starch Chemically modified starch; marks highly processed food.
    Use Caution
  • Potassium Sorbate Mild Food Preservative / DNA Irritation at High Dose
    Use Caution
  • Caramel Color Some classes (III/IV) can contain 4-MEI, a possible carcinogen; the class is rarely disclosed.
    Use Caution
  • Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.
    Use Caution
  • Garlic Powder Dried garlic.
    Clean
  • Spices Ground spices and herbs.
    Clean
  • Water Plain water — no concern.
    Clean
  • Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).
    Clean
Ingredients
On the label

Ingredients

sugar, water, soybeans, salt, sweet potato, modified corn starch, sesame seeds, garlic, wheat flour, chili pepper, spices, caramel color, acetic acid, fd,c red color no, 40, potassium sorbate added as a preservative,

As listed by the data source. Always check the package in your hand — formulations change.

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Product data from Open Food Facts, available under the Open Database License.