Heinz NOVA 4

THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE

THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE: 3.8/5 ingredient safety

THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE by Heinz has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.8 out of 5, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI 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). 4 of its 4 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 THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE sits nationally

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

3.8 Top 84% higher than 16% 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

3.8
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.8 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
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

tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, water, vinegar, ginger puree (ginger, water), honey, garlic puree (garlic, vinegar), modified food starch, seasoned rice wine vinegar (rice wine vinegar, invert sugar, natural flavor, dextrose, salt, water), sriracha sauce (red jalapeno peppers, cayenne peppers, sugar, salt, garlic, vinegar, water, citric acid, natural flavor), toasted sesame oil, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol, vinegar, lactic acid), salt, red bell pepper puree, onions, garlic, lime juice concentrate, molasses, tamarind extract, red bell peppers, phosphoric acid, spice, natural flavor, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, dried onions, dried garlic

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI 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
Heinz
Barcode
0013000015103
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE's 3.8/5 average puts it in the lower 84%, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE's 3.8/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. THAI INSPIRED SWEET CHILI SAUCE's mapped ingredients average out to 3.8/5, 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.