Boar's Head
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Boar's Head, 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
Boar's Head averages 93.8/100 across the 181 of 587 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 28.2% 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.
- 93.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 181 scored products
- 587
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 28.2%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 67.4%
- 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 587 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins PEPPERONI; Turkey Pepperoni; Charcuterie duet; 28.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 93.8/100. 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.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 181 of 587 tracked Boar's Head records (30.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 406 cannot be screened, so the 93.8/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Boar's Head
Boar's Head: 587 products tracked, 181 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 93.8/100, 28.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 30.8% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Boar's Head's 28.2% flagged share is 10.2 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Boar's Head processing intensity
Boar's Head's NOVA-classified set is 172 products: 67.4% ultra-processed (Group 4, 116 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 116. That ultra-processed share sits 10.9 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Boar's Head shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Boar's Head concentrates in Meats and their products (31, 35% of this top-five); Dairies (23); Condiments (12); Plant-based foods and beverages (12); Sandwiches (10).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meats and their products | 23 | 91.3/100 | 39.1% |
| Dairies | 17 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Condiments | 11 | 99.5/100 | 9.1% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 11 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Sandwiches | 10 | 74.5/100 | 90% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Boar's Head's 28.2% flagged share is measured across 181 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.
Boar's Head flagged share vs large-brand cohort
28.2% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
28% 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%
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- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
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- 50%–60%
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- 60%–70%
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- 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 (93.8/100) summarizes 181 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.
Boar's Head product score distribution
Brand average 93.8/100 across 181 scored products
94 27th percentile sits above 27% of the 181 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
- 50–60
- 9 scored products (5%)
- 60–70
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 5 scored products (3%)
- 80–90
- 29 scored products (16%)
- 90–100
- 5 scored products (3%)
- 100 and above
- 130 scored products (72%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient Boar's Head uses most
Across the 181 Boar's Head products scored here, Sodium Nitrite appears in 38. 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 | Boar's Head products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 38 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sodium Nitrate | 11 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| BHA | 9 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| BHT | 9 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Azodicarbonamide | 5 | Restricted: EU (banned); Australia (banned) |
| Carrageenan | 2 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
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 Boar's Head 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 (11 ingredients and 85/100) 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
- 11 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is PEPPERONI, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (3). 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
- PEPPERONI: 11 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Turkey Pepperoni: 11 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Charcuterie duet: 21 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Pepperoni: 11 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- HARD SALAMI: 12 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- GENOA SALAMI: 12 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Sandwich Style Pepperoni: 14 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Authentic Style Italian Pinwheels, Authentic Style: 56 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Authentic Italian Pinwheels: 47 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Buffalo Club: 52 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Buffalo Club Premium Deli Meats & Cheeses: 51 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Everroast Chicken Club: 57 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Antipasto sopressata & provolone: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Genoa Salame & Picante Provolone Slices: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Bianco d'oro salami: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sopressata Dry Sausage: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Genoa Salame: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey: 41 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ham Sandwich: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Frankfurters: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Fully Cooked Bacon: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Sliced Bacon: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Frankfurters: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Lite Beef Frankfurters: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Pork & Beef Frankfurters: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Genoa Salame: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Diced Pancetta: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Uncured Peppered Salame: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Superiore Italian Dry Sausage: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Superiore Italian Dry Sausage: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sopressata Dry Sausage Piccante: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Traditional Bacon: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Old Fashioned Canadian Style Bacon With Natural Juices: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bologna: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Bologna: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Olive Loaf: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked Uncured Ham Steak: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Blazing Buffalo Chicken, Bacon & Jalapeno Pepper Jack Cheese Club Sub, Blazing Buffalo: 41 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Boar's head, sweet slice, boneless smoked ham with natural juices: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Pepper Brand Ham: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Olive Loaf: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoke Master, Black Forest Ham With Natural Juices: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Natural Cassing Beef Frankfurters: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Deluxe Roast Beef: 41 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Country Club Wrap: 47 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Black forest ham: 32 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- St. louis style pork spareribs in boar's head gourmet barbecue sauce, st. louis style: 27 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Barbecue Sauce: 24 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Spicy Dill Pickle Spears: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- PITCRAFT TURKEY SALAD: 79 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Boar's Head
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 537 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Boar's Head: closest on tracked product count (587 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (93.8/100 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 Boar's Head food safe? ▼
Boar's Head has an average safety score of 94/100 across the 181 of 587 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 28.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Boar's Head products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 587 Boar's Head products. 181 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 406 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Boar's Head catalog? ▼
Boar's Head has 172 NOVA-classified products; 67.4% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 116 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Boar's Head catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Boar's Head concentrates in Meats and their products (31, 35% of this top-five); Dairies (23); Condiments (12); Plant-based foods and beverages (12); Sandwiches (10).
Does Boar's Head use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Boar's Head 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 Boar's Head 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 PEPPERONI, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 38 scored Boar's Head products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Boar's Head's 93.8/100 average and 28.2% 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.
