Kraft NOVA 4

Original Barbecue Sauce imp

Original Barbecue Sauce imp: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Original Barbecue Sauce imp by Kraft has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Condiments / Sauces / Barbecue sauces / Groceries

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. 4 of 4 ingredients tracked for Original Barbecue Sauce imp 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 Original Barbecue Sauce imp sits nationally

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

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
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

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, VINEGAR, WATER, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE) MOLASSES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, DRIED ONION, MUSTARD SEED FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR, SPICES, PAPRIKA, DRIED GARLIC, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Original Barbecue Sauce imp: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Kraft
Barcode
0021000052288
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
Mexico,United States
Stores
WALMART,safeway

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Original Barbecue Sauce imp rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Original Barbecue Sauce imp's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Original Barbecue Sauce imp?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Original Barbecue Sauce imp's mapped ingredients average out to 4.3/5, 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.