Ingredient guide category
Preservatives
16 guides in this category, highest severity first.
- BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
- BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
- Nitrates and nitrites
- TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
- Benzoic acid
- Calcium disodium EDTA
- Calcium propionate
- Natamycin
- Potassium benzoate
- Propyl gallate
- Sodium benzoate
- Sulfites
- Phosphate additives
- Phosphoric acid
- Sodium lactate
- Sorbate preservatives
Severity dots reflect the taxonomy tier of each flag: red for high, orange for medium, yellow for low. Flag severity feeds the Clear Score; the exact scoring weights are not published.