Fresh Cut Salsa
The processing score reflects 36 ingredients, including preservatives and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
17 listed · 6 flagged for reviewDICED TOMATO (TOMATOES, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), ONIONS, PEPPERS (GREEN CHILI PEPPERS, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), RED WINE VINEGAR (VINEGAR, POTASSIUM METABISULFITE AS A PRESERVATIVE), SALT, NACHO JALAPENO PEPPERS (JALAPENO PEPPERS, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, TURMERIC), SERRANO PEPPERS, TOMATO PUREE (TOMATOES, CITRIC ACID), CILANTRO, CHILI POWDER, SPICES, SUGAR, SODIUM BENZOATE TO PROTECT FRESHNESS, GRANULATED GARLIC, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE TO PROTECT FRESHNESS.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Fresh Cut Salsa scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate To Protect Freshness, Potassium Sorbate To Protect Freshness): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Dips & Salsa, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 6,665 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Fresh Cut Salsa's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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About our scores and this content
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