Hunt's Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb

Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb by Hunt's 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

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb 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

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
C
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

Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Water, Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Soybean Oil, Carrot Fiber, Dried Garlic, Citric Acid, Spices, Fractionated Coconut Oil, Natural Flavors, Sugar.

Product Details

Brand
Hunt's
Barcode
0027000422748
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb'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 does a 4.5/5 ingredient safety score mean?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Garlic & Herb's 4.5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.