Condiments without high-fructose corn syrup, Red 40, or BHA

Most major condiments use HFCS for sweetness, Red 40/Yellow 5/Yellow 6 for color, and BHA/BHT/TBHQ as preservatives. These brands skip all of them.

Hand-picked clean swaps

Audited products free of synthetic dyes, BHA, BHT, and HFCS.

Audited CleanEU-grade
Organic Ketchup
Primal Kitchen
No high-fructose corn syrup and no caramel color (used in conventional ketchup, flagged in some EU regulations). Certified USDA Organic.
$5–7/bottle
Audited CleanClean dye-free
Avocado Oil Mayo
Primal Kitchen
No EDTA (calcium disodium EDTA, a preservative restricted in many EU food applications) unlike conventional mayonnaise.
$9–11/jar
Audited CleanEU-grade
Organic Yellow Mustard
Annie's
No artificial colors or preservatives, unlike conventional mustards that may contain Yellow 5. Certified USDA Organic.
$3–4/bottle
Audited CleanClean dye-free
Coconut Aminos
Coconut Secret
A soy-sauce alternative with no artificial colors or preservatives. Free from caramel color (Class IV) used in conventional soy sauce.
$6–8/bottle
Audited CleanClean dye-free
Organic Salad Dressing Ranch
Primal Kitchen
No artificial dyes (Yellow 5 appears in some conventional ranch dressings), no EDTA preservatives.
$7–9/bottle
Audited CleanEU-grade
Organic Pasta Sauce Marinara
Rao's
No added sugar, no artificial preservatives, no citric acid-based synthetic additives. Clean short ingredient list.
$8–10/jar

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More dye-free options on Amazon

Conventional brands that still use these dyes

  • Heinz Ketchup (HFCS variant)
  • Kraft Mayo
  • Hidden Valley Ranch (some variants)
  • Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ
  • KC Masterpiece
  • French’s Ketchup (some markets, HFCS)

Frequently asked questions

Is HFCS banned anywhere?

No country has banned HFCS, but Mexico, Argentina, and others tax sugar-sweetened beverages aggressively, and the EU restricts isoglucose (HFCS) production quotas. The 2017 EU quota lift expanded HFCS use, but many EU brands still avoid it for clean-label reasons.

Which preservatives are restricted in EU condiments?

BHA (E320) and BHT (E321) are restricted to very low levels in the EU; Japan and several other countries ban or restrict them. The US allows much higher levels in ketchup, salad dressing, and mayo.

Are Heinz Simply Ketchup and Hunt’s Free dye-free?

Heinz Simply Ketchup, Hunt’s 100% Natural Tomato Ketchup, Sir Kensington’s, and Primal Kitchen are all dye-free and HFCS-free.

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