Worcestershire sauces
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
10 fl oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- No additives
Why it scores 28
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce scores 28 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Molasses: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Worcestershire Sauce
Ingredients
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 3.3 g / 100 g minus 9 points
100 − 72.5 = 27.5 → 28
Can’t score above 79. Contains molasses, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 100 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.9 g |
| Sugars | 6.9 g |
| Added sugars | 20 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 3.3 g |
Serving: 15.9 g
Ingredients
- Distilled white vinegar
- molasses (high concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- water
- salt
- onions
- anchovies
- garlic
- cloves
- tamarind extract
- natural flavorings
- chili pepper extract
Label text, as published
Distilled white vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onions, anchovies, garlic, cloves, tamarind extract, natural flavorings, chili pepper extract.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Fish
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org