Super Cool Salsa — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates Super Cool Salsa by Hot Dips OKAY — score 60/90.

A mostly real-vegetable salsa undercut by modified maize starch and a little added sugar.

Why this verdict

• 74% real vegetables (tomato, onion, green pepper) plus actual herbs and spices
• Modified maize starch is an industrial thickener that pushes it into NOVA 4
• Added sugar and salt do the flavor-propping, common in jarred salsa
• No artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives on the list

Ingredients (14)

• Tomatoes (57%) (safe) — Real tomatoes are the dominant ingredient; lycopene, vitamin C, low calorie.
• Tomato Puree (safe) — Concentrated tomato, still a whole-food ingredient.
• Onion (10%) (safe) — Real vegetable, adds flavor and prebiotic fiber.
• Green peppers (7%) (safe) — Real vegetable, vitamin C.
• Spirit Vinegar (safe) — Simple fermented acid for tang and preservation.
• Modified Maize Starch (moderate) — Industrially altered starch used as a thickener; a NOVA 4 ultra-processing marker.
• Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
• Coriander (safe) — Fresh herb garnish
• Garlic Puree (safe) — Real garlic, adds flavor and minor benefit.
• jalapeno peppers (safe) — Real chili, adds heat, capsaicin.
• Ground cumin (safe) — Real spice, flavor only.
• Chili Powder (safe) — Real spice providing the heat.
• black pepper (safe) — Whole spice for flavor.