H-E-B Central Market Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa: 5/5 ingredient safety

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa by H-E-B Central Market has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is A.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa 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). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is 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 Roasted Tomatillo Salsa sits nationally

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

5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
A
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

TOMATILLOS, ROASTED YELLOW ONIONS, ROASTED JALAPENO PEPPERS, GREEN CHILES, WATER, CILANTRO, SALT, OLIVE OIL, SUGAR, VINEGAR, ROASTED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM (A NATURAL THICKENER).

Product Details

Barcode
0041220946068
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
H-E-B

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Roasted Tomatillo Salsa rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Roasted Tomatillo Salsa's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 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; Roasted Tomatillo Salsa's 5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Generally Safe 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.