Caution

Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil

by Sun Of Italy

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0033698816264 · Sun Of Italy. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0033698816264 · Serving size 28.3495g

The verdict

Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil by Sun Of Italy scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 9 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 9-component label led by Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Soybean Oil; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 9 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

98816264 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 9 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-LONG Len top 70% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Honey BBQ Chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …816264 · July 2026

3 of 9 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 98816264 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Honey BBQ Chicken Strips · Nearest score peer is Honey BBQ Chicken Strips at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers…75/1002. Honey BBQ Chicken Strips: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Honey BBQ Chicken Strips75/1003. Corn Tostadas: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Corn Tostadas75/1004. Corn Tostadas: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Corn Tostadas75/1005. Flavored Water: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Flavored Water75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil (75/100 on 9 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil
75/100
Honey BBQ Chicken Strips
75/100
Corn Tostadas
75/100
Corn Tostadas
75/100
Flavored Water
75/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil lists 9 ingredients on its label

9 30th percentile a longer ingredient list than 30% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). This entry sits in this band. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Above this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Above this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 9 (30th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 9 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, OLIVE OIL, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS) SODIUM BISULFITE, FD&C YELLOW #5

Other products containing Calcium Chloride And Sodium Benzoate

Calcium Chloride And Sodium Benzoate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 11 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil

Neighbours outside Sun Of Italy near Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Sun Of Italy; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 9-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare Sliced Hot Cherry Peppers In Oil's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0033698816264: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.