Ingredients

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  Water

  Water.
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  Olive Oil

  Cold-pressed from olive fruit; long-standing dietary staple.
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  Canola Oil

  Bred from rapeseed; refined with hexane and high heat. Sometimes labeled "rapeseed oil".
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  Soybean Oil

  Hexane-extracted, then refined, bleached and deodorized; the US soy crop is over 90% GMO. High in omega-6 linoleic acid.
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  Vinegar

  Fermented food.
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  Modified Food Starch

  Industrially modified starch (chemical, enzymatic, or physical processing — label rarely specifies which). Common GMO source (corn/wheat/tapioca), and several modification agents (propylene oxide, sodium hydroxide) are flagged in EU regulatory reviews. Editorial position: not what we'd stock.
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  Eggs

  Whole eggs. Pasture-raised preferred.
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  Sugar (Refined)

  Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
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  Salt

  Sodium chloride. Most table salt is highly refined with anti-caking agents.
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  Wheat Flour

  Milled wheat. Refined white flour lacks bran and germ.
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  Phosphoric Acid

  Industrial acid used in colas; associated with reduced bone density in observational studies.
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  Natural Flavor

  Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
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  Onion

  Whole-food allium.
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  Paprika

  Dried ground capsicum.
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  Potassium Sorbate

  Generally regarded as safe but may cause skin reactions; one of the better-tolerated synthetic preservatives.
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  EDTA (Calcium Disodium)

  Chelating preservative used to prevent discoloration.

Quality signals tier: standard · score: 0