Chi-Chi's Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Thick & chunky salsa

Thick & chunky salsa: 5/5 ingredient safety

Thick & chunky salsa by Chi-Chi's 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 C.

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

Condiments / Sauces / Dips / Groceries

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 Thick & chunky salsa, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries 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 Thick & chunky 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
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

Tomatoes in tomato juice (contains citric acid [to acidify], calcium chloride [firming]), water, concentrated crushed tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers (contains vinegar), contains 2% or less of salt, white vinegar, dehydrated garlic, onion powder, citric acid (to acidify), natural flavoring.

Product Details

Barcode
0037600353687
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Thick & chunky salsa above or below average on ingredient safety?

Thick & chunky salsa scores 5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 85% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 5/5 rating on Thick & chunky salsa?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Thick & chunky salsa's mapped ingredients average out to 5/5, 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.