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Nekrogoblikon's Pickled Goblin - Dill Pickle Hot Sauce

Contains sodium benzoate

Dill-pickle hot sauce made with jalapeño and Carolina Reaper peppers. It contains canola oil, sodium benzoate, natural flavoring and Yellow #5.

No added sugarNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeVegetarian
$7.19 lowest price at TorchBearer Sauces
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1 tsp (5g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
15mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Dill Pickle in Brine (cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate [preservative], natural flavoring, fd&c yellow#5), Jalapeno Mash (green jalapeno, acetic acid), Distilled White Vinegar, Non-GMO Canola Oil, Water, Minced Garlic, Citric Acid, Reaper Mash (reaper pepper, acetic acid), Arrow Root Powder, Black Pepper, Chili Powder, Dill Dry
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%83
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 15%40
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 83 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (15 mg); no added sugar per 1 tsp
Ingredients 76 · Non-gmo canola oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 40 · Sauce with canola oil, sodium benzoate, natural flavoring and Yellow #5
Sourcing 70 · The brand says ingredients are locally sourced and sauces are made in the USA
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavoring is not specified
Contains canola oil
Sodium benzoate preservative
FD&C Yellow #5
Natural flavoring
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for non-gmo canola oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Dill Pickle in Brine (cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate [preservative], natural flavoring, fd&c yellow#5) Jalapeno Mash (green jalapeno, acetic acid) Distilled White Vinegar Non-GMO Canola Oil Water Minced Garlic Citric Acid Reaper Mash (reaper pepper, acetic acid) Arrow Root Powder Black Pepper Chili Powder Dill Dry
12 ingredients 2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 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.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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