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Pickled Jalapeños

Contains yellow #5 food color

Pickled jalapeño slices include carrots, onions, garlic and bay leaves. A 14 g serving has 400 mg sodium and the ingredients include sodium benzoate and Yellow #5 food color.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$9.75 16 oz · lowest price at 1913 Kickapoo Orchard
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · half a pepper (14g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
0g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
400mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Jalapeno pepper, salt, distilled vinegar, carrots, onions, garlic, calcium chloride, vegetable oil, bay leaves, 1/10 of 1% sodium benzoate (as a preservative), yellow #5 food color
51 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as canned and frozen produce, legumesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%35
Ingredients · counts 20%65
Processing · counts 10%45
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 51
Nutrition 35 · Compared with other canned, frozen and dried foods: more sodium (400 mg), less fiber (0 g), less protein (0 g); no added sugar per half a pepper
Ingredients 65 · Yellow 5 (synthetic dye, −15); Vegetable oil, 8th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10)
Processing 45 · Pickled vegetables include a preservative and yellow food coloring
Sourcing 50 · No growing origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, with no specific sourcing claims
Contains sodium benzoate
Contains Yellow #5 food color
Contains vegetable oil
400 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Moderate, evolving−15 for yellow 5
Varies by additive−10 for benzoates
ClearShelf standard−10 for vegetable 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
Jalapeno pepper Salt Distilled vinegar Carrots Onions Garlic Calcium chloride Vegetable oil Bay leaves 1/10 of 1% sodium benzoate (as a preservative) Yellow #5 food color
11 ingredients 2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 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.
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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