Melinda's Mexicana

Name: Melinda's Mexicana
Brand: Melinda's

87Clean

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is Melinda's Mexicana healthy?

Melinda's Mexicana scores 87/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Melinda's Mexicana?

Melinda's Mexicana lists 10 ingredients, starting with Water, Cayenne Pepper, White Vinegar, Salt and Paprika. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Melinda's Mexicana contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Melinda's Mexicana’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Melinda's Mexicana?

Melinda's Mexicana is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Melinda's Mexicana compare to other hot sauce?

At 87/100 Melinda's Mexicana sits in our top band, among the better hot sauce we have scored. A higher-scoring option in hot sauce is Heartbeat Hot Sauce Hot sauce scorpion at 100/100.

Is Melinda's Mexicana organic?

Melinda's Mexicana is not certified organic in our data.

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