Del Monte Nutri-Score B NOVA 3

Citrus Salad

Citrus Salad: 5/5 ingredient safety

Citrus Salad by Del Monte has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is B.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 3

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Fruits and vegetables based foods / Canned foods / Canned plant-based foods / Fruits based foods / Canned fruits

How This Score Is Built

Citrus Salad 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 Citrus Salad sits nationally

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

5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
B
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

3
NOVA Group 3
Processed foods

Processed foods are relatively simple products made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other culinary ingredients to whole foods.

Full Ingredients List

Fruit (red and white grapefruit, oranges), water, sugar, preservatives (ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate), sodium benzoate), citric acid.

Product Details

Barcode
0024000393283
Nutri-Score
Grade B
NOVA Group
3 — Processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Citrus Salad above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Citrus Salad's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Citrus Salad's 5/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Citrus Salad's mapped ingredients average out to 5/5, which is the Generally Safe 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.