HEB NOVA 4

Food Coloring Assorted

Product Insight: Food Coloring Assorted

Food Coloring Assorted by HEB is tracked in PlainIngredients with 2 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 1 ingredient sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.

Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.

Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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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

GREEN: WATER, GLYCERIN, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE). YELLOW: WATER, GLYCERIN, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE). RED: WATER, GLYCERIN, RED 40, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), BLUE 1. BLUE: WATER, GLYCERIN BLUE 1, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE

Data Sources

  • Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
  • FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
  • EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008

Product Details

Brand
HEB
Barcode
0041220193271
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
H-E-B

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Data sourced from official EWG, FDA GRAS, and ingredient toxicology databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainIngredients Editorial

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