Farmer John
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Farmer John, 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
Farmer John averages 83.6/100 across the 40 of 85 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 92.5% 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.
- 83.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 40 scored products
- 85
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 92.5%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 94.6%
- 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 85 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Flavored premium bacon; Classic sausevw; Classic Pork Sausage Links; 92.5% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 83.6/100. 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 40 of 85 tracked Farmer John records (47.1%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 45 cannot be screened, so the 83.6/100 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 Farmer John
Farmer John: 85 products tracked, 40 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 83.6/100, 92.5% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 47.1% 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 →
Processing mix (NOVA)
Farmer John processing intensity
Farmer John's NOVA-classified set is 37 products: 94.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 35 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 35. That ultra-processed share sits 16.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Farmer John shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Farmer John concentrates in Meats and their products (35, 95% of this top-five); Meals (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meats and their products | 32 | 83.3/100 | 96.9% |
| Meals | 2 | 92.5/100 | 50% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (83.6/100) summarizes 40 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.
Farmer John product score distribution
Brand average 83.6/100 across 40 scored products
84 54th percentile sits above 54% of the 40 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
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (3%)
- 70–80
- 5 scored products (13%)
- 80–90
- 31 scored products (78%)
- 100 and above
- 3 scored products (8%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient Farmer John uses most
Across the 40 Farmer John products scored here, Sodium Nitrite appears in 30. 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 | Farmer John products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 30 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| BHT | 6 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Propyl Gallate | 4 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 2 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| BHA | 1 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| Sodium Nitrate | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sucralose | 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 40 concern-sorted Farmer John 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 (12.5 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
- 40
- Median label
- 12.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is Flavored premium bacon, 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
- Flavored premium bacon: 13 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Classic sausevw: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Classic Pork Sausage Links: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Maple Pork Sausage Links: 16 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Pork sausage: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Premium Manteca: 3 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ham: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Farmer john cooked ham: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Braunschweiger: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Official dodger dogs extra long pork wieners: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic Bacon: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Maple pork sausage links: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic premium bacon: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick Cut Bacon: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic Cooked Ham: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Maple Premium Bacon., Maple: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked Sausage: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hot Louisiana Smoked Sausage: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cooked ham: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cooked Sliced Ham: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- High quality pork chorizo: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Spicy Chorizo: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium bacon: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic Premium Cooked Ham: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Louisiana brand hot link smoked sausage: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Polish sausage: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cajun Style Chicken Smoked Sausage: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Wieners made from turkey & pork: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Franks: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Naturally hardwood smoked sausage: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Franks: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jumbo wieners: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cured Chicken Bratwurst: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Premium Cooked Ham: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thinly Sliced Premium Roasted Turkey Breast And White Turkey: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic premium bacon: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked Sausage: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pork tenderloin: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Manteca: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Farmer John
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 35 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 Farmer John: closest on tracked product count (85 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (83.6/100 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 Farmer John food safe? ▼
Farmer John has an average safety score of 84/100 across the 40 of 85 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 92.5% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Farmer John products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 85 Farmer John products. 40 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 45 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Farmer John catalog? ▼
Farmer John has 37 NOVA-classified products; 94.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 35 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Farmer John catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Farmer John concentrates in Meats and their products (35, 95% of this top-five); Meals (2).
Does Farmer John use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Farmer John 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 Farmer John 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 Flavored premium bacon, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 30 scored Farmer John products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Farmer John's 83.6/100 average and 92.5% 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.
