Butterball
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Butterball, 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
Butterball averages 94.5/100 across the 104 of 162 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 43.3% 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.
- 94.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 104 scored products
- 162
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 43.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 90.6%
- 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 162 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Butterball, lean ground turkey, italian style seasoned; Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links; Italian Style Turkey Sausage; 43.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 94.5/100. 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 104 of 162 tracked Butterball records (64.2%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 58 cannot be screened, so the 94.5/100 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 Butterball
Butterball: 162 products tracked, 104 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 94.5/100, 43.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 64.2% 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), Butterball's 43.3% flagged share is 25.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Butterball processing intensity
Butterball's NOVA-classified set is 96 products: 90.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 87 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 87. That ultra-processed share sits 12.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Butterball shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Butterball concentrates in Meats and their products (43, 98% of this top-five); Frozen foods (1).
- Meats and their products 43
- Frozen foods 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Butterball's 43.3% flagged share is measured across 104 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.
Butterball flagged share vs large-brand cohort
43.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
43% 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 (94.5/100) summarizes 104 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.
Butterball product score distribution
Brand average 94.5/100 across 104 scored products
95 34th percentile sits above 34% of the 104 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
- 70–80
- 5 scored products (5%)
- 80–90
- 21 scored products (20%)
- 90–100
- 19 scored products (18%)
- 100 and above
- 59 scored products (57%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient Butterball uses most
Across the 104 Butterball products scored here, Sodium Nitrite appears in 19. 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 | Butterball products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 19 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Carrageenan | 18 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| BHA | 5 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| BHT | 5 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 3 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sodium Nitrate | 2 | 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 Butterball 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 (11.5 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
- 11.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is Butterball, lean ground turkey, italian style seasoned, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (2). 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
- Butterball, lean ground turkey, italian style seasoned: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Italian Style Turkey Sausage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Turkey Sausage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Everyday Italian Style Turkey Sausage: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Extra Thin Sliced Honey Roasted Turkey Breast: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Jerky Oven Roasted: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, smoked turkey breast, honey roasted: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Lean White Turkey: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, thick sliced white turkey, honey roasted: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- TURKEY BACON: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked cured dark & white turkey bacon: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Everyday Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball Turkey Bologna 33% Less Fat: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Everyday Turkey Bacon Thin & Crispy: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Everyday Lower Sodium Turkey Bacon: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, turkey bacon, natural smoke flavor added: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Bologna: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Everyday Turkey Sausage: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- TURKEY SAUSAGE HARDWOOD SMOKED: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Sausage Polish Style: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball hardy turkey sausage Polish style: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey sausage: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Filet Mignon Wrapped In Bacon: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, turkey bologna, original: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Boneless Roast Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Oven roasted chicken breast: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Buffalo Style Chicken Breast: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Naturally Roasted Turkey Breast: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey roasted turkey breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked Turkey Breast: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cajun Style Turkey Breast: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, natural inspirations, herb roasted turkey breast: 22 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, turkey breast, maple: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Garlic Peppercorn Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, natural inspirations, oven roasted turkey breast: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hardwood Smoked Turkey Breast: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chef Select Turkey Breast & Gravy: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Ready to roast everyday boneless skinless turkey: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Naturally Roasted & Deep Fried Turkey Breast: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Butterball, rotisserie style chicken breast, garlic & herb: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Deep Fried Turkey Breast: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Chicken Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Turkey Sausage: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Butterball
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 112 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 Butterball: closest on tracked product count (162 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (94.5/100 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 Butterball food safe? ▼
Butterball has an average safety score of 95/100 across the 104 of 162 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 43.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Butterball products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 162 Butterball products. 104 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 58 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Butterball catalog? ▼
Butterball has 96 NOVA-classified products; 90.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 87 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Butterball catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Butterball concentrates in Meats and their products (43, 98% of this top-five); Frozen foods (1).
Does Butterball use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Butterball 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 Butterball 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 Butterball, lean ground turkey, italian style seasoned, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 19 scored Butterball products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Butterball's 94.5/100 average and 43.3% 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.
