Mexican spice honey

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Mexican spice honey receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0701175941906
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.25 cup (30 g)

What the Data Says About

Mexican spice honey carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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.

On the NOVA processing scale, Mexican spice honey is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Mexican spice honey
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Unbleached Wheat Flour
2
Rice
3
Peanuts
4
Green Peas
5
Soybean Oil
6
Sesame Seeds. Bulgur Wheat
7
Sucrose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
GRAS
8
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
10
Water
11
Soybeans
12
Salt & Wheat
13
Corn Flour
14
Rice Flour
15
Spices
16
Chili Powder Or Red Pepper Extracts
17
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Dehydrated Vegetables
20
Onion
21
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
22
Tomato
23
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
24
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Yeast Extract
26
Oleoresin Paprika
27
Mesquite Smoke Flavor
28
Honey
29
Butter
30
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
31
Beet Powder
32
Turmeric
33
Canola Oil
34
Palm Oil
35
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
36
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
37
Msg
38
Fd&c Yellow #5 & Yellow #6

Full Ingredient List

Unbleached wheat flour, rice, peanuts, green peas, soybean oil, sesame seeds. bulgur wheat, sucrose, wheat starch, soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt & wheat), corn flour, rice flour, spices, chili powder or red pepper extracts, whey, salt, spices, dehydrated vegetables (onion, garlic, tomato), torula yeast, sugar, yeast extract, oleoresin paprika, natural mesquite smoke flavor, honey, sugar, butter, xanthan gum, beet powder, turmeric, canola oil and/or soybean oil, palm oil, citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, monosodium glutamate, fd&c yellow #5 & yellow #6.

Categories

Snacks

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. 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.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial