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Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
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Crumbed Brinjal Wedges
Is Woolworths Food, Woolworths Crumbed Brinjal Wedges low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
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1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Crumbed brinjal (81%) Asian mayo (18%) . • Crumbed brinjal (Brinjal Wheat flour Water · Salt. Dextrose Yeast - Palm oil-Spices Starch) Asian mayo Mayonnaise [Vegetable oil (Canola oil}]. Free range egg-White wine vinegar [Preservative: Sodium metabisulphite] Sugar Dijon mustard [Mustard powder - Vinegar Sugar Salt Garlic Marjoram - Thyme. Turmeric - Acetic acid] Salt Lemon juice - Black pepper. Starch Stabiliser Dark brown sugar. Garlic. Vinegar. Soy sauce [Soya bean Wheat Salt] Sugar - Apple cider vinegar Ginger Sesame oil Starch Lemon juice - Chilli - Sugar - Acidity regulators [Acetic acid. Citric acid]. Preservative [Potassium sorbate]) Spring onion - Sesame seeds . Protein Carbohydrate OALLERGENS Gluten Wheat Sulphur dioxide Eg Soya. AVERAGE TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL INFORMATIC PER PE 100 g SE VALUES 975 kJ Energy 32 g 20 g of which total sugar 57 g 15 g saturated fat 13 g <01g 96g 42 g Cholesterol <5 mg 39 g 686 mg Total fat of which: trans fat monounsaturated fat polyunsaturated fat Dietary fibre* Total sodium INFORMATION FOR PRODUCT AS S AOAC 991.43 www.woolworths.co.za Specially produced for Woolworths (Pty) Ltd.93 Longmarket StreetCape TownSouth Africa Consumer Helpline: 0860 022 00 PRODUCED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OPAL36729
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
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