B&G Foods Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for B&G Foods Inc., current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
B&G Foods Inc. averages 99.0/100 across the 50 of 50 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 8.0% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 99.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 50 scored products
- 50
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 8.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 76.6%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 50 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Underwood, Corned Beef Spread; Ham spread deviled, ham; Bakers baking spray; 8.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.0/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
| Signal | B&G Foods Inc. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 99.0/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 50 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 8.0% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About B&G Foods Inc.
B&G Foods Inc.: 50 products tracked, 50 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.0/100, 8.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
B&G Foods Inc.'s labelled portfolio averages at least 95/100 in this snapshot. Open the individual rows before extending that aggregate to a specific package or formulation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and B&G Foods Inc. sits 6.2 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), B&G Foods Inc.'s 8.0% flagged share is 10 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
B&G Foods Inc. processing intensity
B&G Foods Inc.'s NOVA-classified set is 47 products: 76.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 36 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 36. That ultra-processed share sits 1.7 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where B&G Foods Inc. shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, B&G Foods Inc. concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (20, 51% of this top-five); Snacks (10); Condiments (6); Canned foods (2); Meats and their products (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 20 | 99/100 | 10% |
| Snacks | 10 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Condiments | 6 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Canned foods | 2 | 92.5/100 | 50% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
B&G Foods Inc.'s 8.0% flagged share is measured across 50 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
B&G Foods Inc. flagged share vs large-brand cohort
8.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
8% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. 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
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (99.0/100) summarizes 50 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
B&G Foods Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 99.0/100 across 50 scored products
99 7th percentile sits above 7% of the 50 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored 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
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (6%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 46 scored products (92%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient B&G Foods Inc. uses most
Across the 50 B&G Foods Inc. products scored here, Sodium Nitrite appears in 2. Only 1,491 other brands here use it (4.2%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | B&G Foods Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 2 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| TBHQ | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted B&G Foods Inc. records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (10 ingredients and 100/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 10 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Underwood, Corned Beef Spread, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Underwood, Corned Beef Spread: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ham spread deviled, ham: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bakers baking spray: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Home style baked beans: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Fire Roasted Whole Green Chiles: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sliced Jalapenos: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Traditional Refried Beans: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Homestyle Medium Salsa: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seasoning Mix: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Taco Sauce, Green: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Refried Beans With Diced Green Chiles: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Carne Asada Steak Seasoning Mix: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green chile enchilada sauce: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Enrichilada Sauce: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green Chile Enchilada Sauce: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Taco Sauce: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sells, Liver Pate: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- B&M, Baked Beans With Molasses, Pork & Spices, Original: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All natural flavor enhancer: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Original Premium Quality Seasoning Packets: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baked Beans, Maple: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Barbecue baked beans, barbecue: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Boston's best baked beans with molasses, brown sugar, pork & spices: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Original baked beans, original: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Original baked beans with molasses, pork & spices, original: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Red kidney baked beans with molasses, pork & spices, red kidney: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Flavor Enhancer: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Melba snacks: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Melba snack sesame: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Old London, Classic Melba Toast: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Old London, Melba, Wheat Toasts: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Old London, Melba, Sesame Toasts: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Old London, Melba, Whole Grain Toasts: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Melba Whole Grain Snacks: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Light Red Kidney Beans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Light Red Kidney Beans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chili beans: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Great Northern Beans: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Garbanzo Beans: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Polaner, Spreadable, Seedless Raspberries: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Fruit Strawberry Spread: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Fruit Apricot Spread: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Fruit Cherry Spread: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- All Fruit Peach Spread: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Buckwheat Pancake & Waffle Mix: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Southwest seasoning blend, southwest: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bagel chips, cinnamon raisin: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- New York Style Brand, Baked Pita Chips, Sea Salt: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jj flats, old london, flatbreads: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Accent Flavor Enhancer: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by B&G Foods Inc.
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for B&G Foods Inc.: closest on tracked product count (50 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is B&G Foods Inc. food safe? ▼
B&G Foods Inc. has an average safety score of 99/100 across the 50 of 50 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 8.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many B&G Foods Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 50 B&G Foods Inc. products. 50 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the B&G Foods Inc. catalog? ▼
B&G Foods Inc. has 47 NOVA-classified products; 76.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 36 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the B&G Foods Inc. catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, B&G Foods Inc. concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (20, 51% of this top-five); Snacks (10); Condiments (6); Canned foods (2); Meats and their products (1).
Does B&G Foods Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which B&G Foods Inc. items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this B&G Foods Inc. profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Underwood, Corned Beef Spread, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 2 scored B&G Foods Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare B&G Foods Inc.'s 99.0/100 average and 8.0% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
