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Sweet Fire Relish

Contains polysorbate 80

Jalapeños and cucumbers lead this sweetened relish. It also contains sodium benzoate and polysorbate 80.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$8.99 lowest price at Jefferson General Store
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Jalapeno peppers, cucumbers, pure cane sugar, vinegar, salt, alum, tumeric, sodium benzoate, spices, polysorbate 80
49 / 100
Poor 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%60
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 60 · Cane sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Polysorbate 80 (additive, −10)
Processing 35 · Sweetened relish with sodium benzoate and polysorbate 80
Sourcing 40 · No origin or growing practices stated; includes cane sugar
Transparency 50 · Full list, but the spices are unspecified
Contains sodium benzoate and polysorbate 80
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−20 for benzoates, polysorbate 80
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Jalapeno peppers Cucumbers Pure cane sugar Vinegar Salt Alum Tumeric Sodium benzoate Spices Polysorbate 80
10 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
Polysorbate 80 (E433)EmulsifierModerate risk
Mouse studies (Nature, 2015) linked it to gut-lining inflammation and changes in gut bacteria.
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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