Kroger Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice

Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice: 3/5 ingredient safety

Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice by Kroger has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 3 out of 5, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3 Top 98% higher than 2% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
0
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, LIME JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, PAPAYA PUREE AND JUICE CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF DRIED ONION, DRIED CILANTRO, DRIED GARLIC MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICE (INCLUDING ALLSPICE, AND CHILI PEPPER), MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR, TAMARIND SUGAR, XANTHAN GUM POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVES), PLEORESIN PARIKA (FOR COLOR), ARTFICIAL COLOR, AMMONIUM BISULFITE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110736727
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice rank on ingredient safety?

Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice scores 3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 98% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 3/5 rating on Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3/5 average places Caribbean Jerk With Papaya Juice in the Mixed Evidence tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.