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Tips Fish Sauce

Contains sodium benzoate

Thai fish sauce made with anchovy fish, salt, sugar, MSG and sodium benzoate. It contains 1,490 mg of sodium per tablespoon.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains fish
$3.88 25 fl oz · lowest price at SouthEATS
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1 tbsp (15 mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
1490mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Anchovy fish, salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, sodium benzoate
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ETheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Product details
OriginThailand
“Product of Thailand | Net Weight 25 fl oz (750 ml)” — the product page
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 40 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1490 mg); no added sugar per 1 tbsp
Ingredients 66 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Fish sauce with added sugar, MSG and sodium benzoate
Sourcing 70 · Product of Thailand; where the anchovies were caught isn't stated
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list and product origin; anchovy catch origin isn't stated
1,490 mg sodium per tbsp
Contains MSG and sodium benzoate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Anchovy fish Salt Sugar Monosodium glutamate Sodium benzoate
5 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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