Brand
Vlasic
Made by
Conagra Brands
Aisle
Condiments, dressings and sauces
Kind
pickles and relish
Barcode
00054100018700

Vlasic

Vlasic Sweet Relish

Finely chopped sweet pickle relish for hot dogs and tuna salad. High fructose corn syrup is the second ingredient and Yellow 5 is added.

Label check

Flagged ingredients2

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Yellow 5Synthetic dyesYELLOW 5
High fructose corn syrupCorn syrupHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

Cucumbers, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt, Less than 2% of: Spice, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Dehydrated Red Pepper, Alum, Natural Flavor, Polysorbate 80, Yellow 5, Calcium Chloride

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2737214). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More pickles and relish first, then the rest of the condiments, dressings and sauces aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.