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Curryaki Sauce

Contains sodium benzoate

This creamy teriyaki-style sauce includes curry spices and turmeric. Each 2-tablespoon serving has 5 g added sugar and 330 mg sodium; it also contains carrageenan, modified starch and sodium benzoate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianContains dairyContains soyContains wheat
$14.99 lowest price at Melting Pot at Home
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (30mL)
Protein
1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
5g▼
Sodium
330mg
Saturated fat
1.5g▼
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Ingredients: Water, Heavy Cream (Cream, Carrageenan), Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Sodium Benzoate), Modified Food Starch, Teriyaki Sauce (Soy Sauce [Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt], Wine, Sugar, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Onion, Spice Extractives, Succinic Acid, Garlic), Less Than 2% Of: White Distilled Vinegar, Spices, Garlic (Garlic, Water), Citric Acid, Onion, Turmeric, Salt, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative)
48 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%46
Ingredients · counts 25%60
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 48
Nutrition 46 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more saturated fat (1.5 g); 5 g added sugar per 2 tbsp
Ingredients 60 · Brown sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Carrageenan (additive, −10)
Processing 35 · Modified starch, carrageenan and preservatives make this a formulated sauce
Sourcing 40 · No origin claims; refined sugar and starch are among the ingredients
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but it includes unspecified spices and spice extractives
5 g added sugar per serving
330 mg sodium per serving
Contains carrageenan, modified starch and sodium benzoate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−20 for benzoates, carrageenan
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Heavy Cream (Cream, Carrageenan) Brown Sugar Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Sodium Benzoate) Modified Food Starch Teriyaki Sauce (Soy Sauce [Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt], Wine, Sugar, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Onion, Spice Extractives, Succinic Acid, Garlic) Less Than 2% Of: White Distilled Vinegar Spices Garlic (Garlic, Water) Citric Acid Onion Turmeric Salt Sodium Benzoate (Preservative)
14 ingredients 3 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 2 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.
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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