Salsa
Salsa by Jardine Foods Inc. has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 2 out of 5, 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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How This Score Is Built
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 Salsa sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
2 Top 100% in the bottom 1% 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
- Titanium Dioxide - Safety score: 2/5
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, TOMATOES, NATURAL CHEESE PRE MIX (CORN STARCH, CHEESE POWDER [DEHYDRATED CHEESE {MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}, WHEY, CANOLA OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LACTOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID], WHEY, DEXTROSE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM (A NATURAL THICKENER), YEAST, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SOY LECITHIN), SOYBEAN OIL (SOYBEAN OIL, CITRIC ACID), YELLOW ONION, NATURAL ENHANCER (CLUCONIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR), RED BELL PEPPERS, CORN STARCH, JALAPENO PEPPERS, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, GREEN CHILES, POBLANO PEPPERS, SALT, CHIPOTLE PEPPERS (CHIPOTLE PEPPERS, WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SALT, SUGAR, ONION, VINEGAR), GARLIC POWDER, SPICES AND ANNATTO.
Product Details
- Brand
- Jardine Foods Inc.
- Barcode
- 0022531504406
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Salsa above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 2/5, Salsa sits behind 100% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 2/5 rating on Salsa?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Salsa's 2/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Caution 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.