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Big Kahuna - Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce

Contains brown sugar

A pineapple teriyaki-style sauce for dipping, glazing or marinades. It contains brown sugar and is very high in sodium, with 2,933 mg per 100 g.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeVegetarianContains soyContains wheat
$9.99 lowest price at PS Seasoning
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
167caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
6.7g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
2933mg▼
Saturated fat
—
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Ingredients: Tamari soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, sugar), brown sugar, water, vinegar, modified food starch, natural pineapple flavor, tomato powder, crystallized lemon, spices, garlic, onion, caramel color, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
34 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%7
Ingredients · counts 25%62
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 34
Nutrition 7 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (2933 mg); 33 g added sugar per 100 g
Ingredients 62 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Caramel colour (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 30 · Sauce includes modified starch, natural flavor, caramel color and preservatives
Sourcing 40 · Brown sugar and other commodity ingredients have no stated sourcing
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural pineapple flavor and spices are unspecified
33.3 g sugar per 100 g
2,933 mg sodium per 100 g
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, caramel colour, natural flavours
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tamari soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, sugar) Brown sugar Water Vinegar Modified food starch Natural pineapple flavor Tomato powder Crystallized lemon Spices Garlic Onion Caramel color Xanthan gum Sodium benzoate
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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