Safe

Bean salsa, cranberry & black

by Bush's Best

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0818135012153 · Bush's Best · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0818135012153 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (32 g)

The verdict

Bean salsa, cranberry & black by Bush's Best scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 39-component record, beginning with Mild Salsa, Tomatoes, Vine Ripened Tomatoes. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 39 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

35012153 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bean salsa, cranberry & black label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-RARE Calcium Chloride PHOTO-FINISH Cafe bean salad, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …012153 · July 2026

8 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Chloride). Source sheet 35012153 · 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: Cafe bean salad, greek garbanzo · Nearest score peer is Cafe bean salad, greek garbanzo at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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 is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Bean salsa, cranberry & black: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bean salsa, cranberry & b…100/1002. Cafe bean salad, greek garbanzo: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cafe bean salad, greek ga…100/1003. Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies Original: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Diced Tomatoes & Green Ch…100/1004. Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies Mild: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Diced Tomatoes & Green Ch…100/1005. Mexican Style Lime & Cilantro Diced Tomatoes With Lime Juice & Cilantro: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mexican Style Lime & Cila…100/100
High-band neighbours for Bean salsa, cranberry & black (100/100) outside Bush's Best.
Chart values as text

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

Bean salsa, cranberry & black
100/100
Cafe bean salad, greek garbanzo
100/100
Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies Original
100/100
Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies Mild
100/100
Mexican Style Lime & Cilantro Diced Tomatoes With Lime Juice & Cilantro
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. Bean salsa, cranberry & black 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 other Condiments products

Bean salsa, cranberry & black lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 27,084 products we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 346 products (1%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Condiments 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

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 39 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 products (1%)

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 27,084 Condiments 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

1
Mild Salsa
2
Tomatoes
3
Vine Ripened Tomatoes
4
Tomato Juice
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
7
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
8
Crushed Tomatoes
9
Organic Onions
10
Green Bell Peppers
11
Dried Red Bell Peppers
12
Distilled Vinegar
13
Cilantro
14
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
15
Jalapeno
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Corn Starch
18
Kosher Salt
19
Dried Vinegar
20
Chipotle Sauce
21
Chipotle Peppers
22
Water
23
Organic Tomato Puree
24
Dried Vinegar
25
Soybean Oil
26
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
28
Natural Flavor
29
Cumin
30
Added For Freshness
31
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
32
Oregano
33
Black Beans
34
Prepared Black Beans
35
Firming Agent
36
Dried Cranberries
37
Dried Cranberries
38
Beet Sugar
39
Sunflower Oil

Full Ingredient List

Mild salsa (tomatoes [vine ripened tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), crushed tomatoes [vine ripened tomatoes], onions, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, distilled vinegar, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, sugar, corn starch, kosher salt, dehydrated vinegar, chipotle sauce [chipotle peppers, water, tomato puree, vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic, soybean oil], potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, natural flavor, cumin, citric acid [added for freshness], xanthan gum, oregano), black beans (prepared black beans, water, salt, calcium chloride [firming agent]), dried cranberries (cranberries, beet sugar, sunflower oil), jalapeno, cilantro.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Dips Groceries

High-score cross-brand comparables for Bean salsa, cranberry & black

Neighbours outside Bush's Best with screening scores in the same high band as Bean salsa, cranberry & black (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Bush's Best; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Bean salsa, cranberry & black has a longer ingredient list than 98% of its Condiments category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0818135012153: 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.