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Chipotle Cherry Salsa

Contains sodium benzoate

This salsa combines tomatoes, cherries and chipotle peppers, and is made in Michigan. It has 5 g added sugar per serving and contains sodium benzoate.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianLow sodium
$13.95 16 oz · lowest price at Cherry Republic
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (30g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
5g▼
Sodium
95mg▲
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, sea salt, citric acid, and calcium chloride), cherries, onion, sugar, tomato paste (tomato paste, citric acid), chipotle peppers (chipotle peppers, water, tomato puree, vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic, canola oil), banana peppers (banana peppers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, phosphoric acid, calcium chloride, sodium metabisulfite, sodium benzoate [preservative]), jalapenos (jalapenos, water, vinegar, salt), garlic (garlic, water), salt, natural flavor, oregano
56 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%61
Ingredients · counts 25%48
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 56
Nutrition 61 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (95 mg); 5 g added sugar per 2 tbsp
Ingredients 48 · Canola oil, 6th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sulfites (additive, −10); 3 more
Processing 55 · Salsa includes added sugar, natural flavor and preservatives
Sourcing 70 · Michigan-made, and the brand highlights Michigan cherries
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavor is unspecified
5 g added sugar
Contains sodium benzoate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−34 for benzoates, sulfites, phosphoric acid and 1 more
ClearShelf standard−10 for canola oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, sea salt, citric acid, and calcium chloride) Cherries Onion Sugar Tomato paste (tomato paste, citric acid) Chipotle peppers (chipotle peppers, water, tomato puree, vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic, canola oil) Banana peppers (banana peppers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, phosphoric acid, calcium chloride, sodium metabisulfite, sodium benzoate [preservative]) Jalapenos (jalapenos, water, vinegar, salt) Garlic (garlic, water) Salt Natural flavor Oregano
12 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 3 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Sulfites (E220–E228)PreservativeModerate risk
Can trigger asthma-like reactions in sensitive people, which is why they must be declared on labels.
Phosphoric acid (E338)AcidModerate risk
The acid in colas; cola intake was linked to lower bone density in women in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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