Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings
by Mezzetta
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073214003648 · Mezzetta · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings by Mezzetta scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 13 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 13-component label led by Jalapeno Peppers, High-fructose corn syrup, Water; 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 13 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.
14003648 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings label screening desk
5 of 13 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 14003648 · 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: Deli-Sliced Hot Pepper Rings · Nearest score peer is Deli-Sliced Hot Pepper Rings 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.
A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.
Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood
How It Compares to Its Category
Among the 6,228 products we've scored in the Salted-snacks category, the average safety score is 94.1/100. Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings scores 19.1 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 94.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.
Ingredient-list length vs other Salted-snacks products
Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings lists 13 ingredients on its label
13 71st percentile a longer ingredient list than 71% of the 5,429 products we track
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Distribution as text
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- 40 and above
- 407 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. The comparison here runs against the 5,429 Salted-snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.
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 13 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
Jalapeno peppers, high fructose corn syrup, water, distilled vinegar, sea salt, spices, onion, red bell pepper, calcium chloride, natural flavor, sodium bisulfite (added as a color stabilizer), fd&c yellow #5.
Other products containing Added As A Color Stabilizer
Added As A Color Stabilizer is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 21 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.
Categories
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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings
Neighbours outside Mezzetta near Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Mezzetta; these peers cross brands.
Same mid-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (1 flagged of 13 on 0073214003648).
Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (13 on 0073214003648).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 13-ingredient record.
- Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
- Compare Gourmet deli sweet & hot jalapeno pepper rings'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 0073214003648: 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.