Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce
Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce by Megamex Foods 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 A.
- Safety score 0.38 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
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 Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce, 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 Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
WATER, ACETIC ACID, GUAJILLO PEPPERS, IODIZED SALT, SUGAR, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVORING (CONTAINS SALT), 0.06% OF SODIUM BENZOATE (AS A PRESERVATIVE), RED 40 AND DEHYDRATED GARLIC.
Product Details
- Brand
- Megamex Foods
- Barcode
- 0036374020108
- Nutri-Score
- Grade A
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce rank on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce'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's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Salsa Clasica Classic Mexican Hot Sauce'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.