Hunt's Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy

Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy 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

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 2 of 2 ingredients tracked for Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy 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: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Soybean Oil, Salt, Corn Syrup, Carrot Fiber, Sugar, Olive Oil, Dried Garlic, Dried Green Chiles, Spices, Crushed Red Pepper, Citric Acid, Sesame Seed Oil, Natural Flavor.

Product Details

Brand
Hunt's
Barcode
0027000422410
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy's 4.5/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy, Hunt'S, Pasta Sauce, Zesty & Spicy'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.