Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional
Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional by Del Monte has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.
- Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Condiments / Sauces / Groceries
How This Score Is Built
Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional 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). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are 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 Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of the following: salt, soybean oil, natural flavors, dehydrated onions, carrot fiber, citric acid, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, maltodextrin, yeast extract.
Product Details
- Brand
- Del Monte
- Barcode
- 0024000523635
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Del monte, pasta sauce, traditional's mapped ingredients average out to 4.5/5, which is the Low Risk 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.