Fareway Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Sloppy Joe Sauce

Sloppy Joe Sauce: 4.7/5 ingredient safety

Sloppy Joe Sauce by Fareway has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.7 out of 5, 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.58 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

Sloppy Joe Sauce 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). 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients are 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 Sloppy Joe Sauce sits nationally

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

4.7 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

4.7
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 4.7 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
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, CORN SYRUP, VINEGAR, LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, CHILI POWDER, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER, SUGAR, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES, GROU

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Sloppy Joe Sauce: 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
Fareway
Barcode
0021333220842
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Sloppy Joe Sauce's safety score compare to other products?

Sloppy Joe Sauce scores 4.7 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 82% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.7/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Sloppy Joe Sauce's mapped ingredients average out to 4.7/5, which is 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.