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Country Mercantile Teriyaki Sauce

Contains sodium benzoate

Pineapple juice concentrate, garlic and ginger add flavor to this teriyaki sauce. It also contains cane sugar, preservatives, wheat and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeVegetarianContains soyContains wheat
$8.97 lowest price at Country Mercantile
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Soy sauce, water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate, cane sugar, rice wine vinegar, water, pineapple juice concentrate, garlic powder, ginger, minced garlic, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%86
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 86 · Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 50 · Sugar, preservatives and xanthan gum in a formulated sauce.
Sourcing 50 · The origin of the sauce ingredients isn't stated.
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list, but no sourcing or production claims.
Cane sugar
Sodium benzoate
Potassium sorbate
Xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, sorbates
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Soy sauce Water Wheat Soybeans Salt Sodium benzoate Cane sugar Rice wine vinegar Water Pineapple juice concentrate Garlic powder Ginger Minced garlic Xanthan gum Potassium sorbate
15 ingredients 3 to watch1 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.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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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