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WHAT'S IN HELLMANN'S/BEST FOODS CREAMY CHILI HONEY SAUCE?

HELLMANN'S/BEST FOODS CREAMY CHILI HONEY SAUCE — FAR FROM HOMEMADE™

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Information updated June 2024

Hellmann’s and Best Foods are both manufactured by Unilever >> they have the exact same products which are branded Hellmann’s on the East Coast and Best Foods on the West Coast.

Sources for Ingredients: Unilever Hellmann’s and Best Foods Web sites 6/24

The ingredients for Hellmann’s/Best Foods Creamy Honey Chili Sauce are Far From Homemade with Water as the #1 ingredient — a Thinning Agent — and then Modified Corn Starch is added — a Thickening Agent.

This Hellmann’s/Best Foods Sauce contains 3 Chemical Preservatives:

Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid and Calcium Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid >> the latter is usually listed as Calcium Disodium EDTA >> one of the Acronym Ingredients which generally indicates a man-made chemical substance.

Sorbic Acid and Calcium Disodium EDTA are both banned at Whole Foods who cites them as “Unacceptable in food”. (Source: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 6/24)


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