Safe

ground cumin

by Tone's

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0041351913649 · Serving size 1 tsp (3 g)

The verdict

ground cumin by Tone's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 8 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 8-component label led by Huevos Endiablados, Torta De Carne, Salsas Para Barbacoa; 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 8 analyzed
0041351913649
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

What the Data Says About ground cumin

ground cumin by Tone's carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework.

None of the 8 ingredients parsed from this label appears in FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) or CSPI Chemical Cuisine. That is an absence of evidence rather than a clean bill: the registries catalogue additives, so whole-food and unlisted components fall outside them and cannot be scored either way. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

A NOVA processing classification is not available for this product in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot we use. NOVA captures processing intensity separately from additive safety, and where both are available the combined view is more informative than either alone for households tracking ultra-processed food intake or ingredient-level exposure.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for ground cumin
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Not classified OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 26,994 products we've scored in the Groceries category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. ground cumin scores 1.7 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

ground cumin lists 8 ingredients on its label

8 26th percentile a longer ingredient list than 26% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,017 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,515 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 30,975 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,947 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,570 products (9%). This entry sits in this band. 10–12: 29,866 products (8%). Above this entry. 12–14: 28,397 products (8%). Above this entry. 14–16: 27,399 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 24,531 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 19,104 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 14,716 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 12,256 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 10,853 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 9,356 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 7,948 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 6,771 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,945 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,283 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,549 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,084 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,310 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 8 (26th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,017 products (2%)
2–4
24,515 products (7%)
4–6
30,975 products (9%)
6–8
30,947 products (9%)
8–10
31,570 products (9%)
10–12
29,866 products (8%)
12–14
28,397 products (8%)
14–16
27,399 products (8%)
16–18
24,531 products (7%)
18–20
19,104 products (5%)
20–22
14,716 products (4%)
22–24
12,256 products (3%)
24–26
10,853 products (3%)
26–28
9,356 products (3%)
28–30
7,948 products (2%)
30–32
6,771 products (2%)
32–34
5,945 products (2%)
34–36
5,283 products (1%)
36–38
4,549 products (1%)
38–40
4,084 products (1%)
40 and above
24,310 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 the rest of the published corpus.

Full Ingredient List

el comino se usa extensamente en la cocina mexicana e hindú. uselo en platillos con huevos, huevos endiablados, torta de carne, salsas para barbacoa, chile, carne guisada, relleno para tacos, enchiladas, vegetales y salsas de queso.

Categories

Groceries

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.

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