Heritage Farm
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Heritage Farm, 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
Heritage Farm averages 86.3/100 across the 44 of 233 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 86.4% 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.
- 86.3/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 44 scored products
- 233
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 86.4%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 97.6%
- 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 233 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Pork Sausage Patties; Pork Sausage Links; Mild Country Sausage; 86.4% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 86.3/100. 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 44 of 233 tracked Heritage Farm records (18.9%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 189 cannot be screened, so the 86.3/100 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 Heritage Farm
Heritage Farm: 233 products tracked, 44 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 86.3/100, 86.4% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 18.9% 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)
Heritage Farm processing intensity
Heritage Farm's NOVA-classified set is 42 products: 97.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 41 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 41. That ultra-processed share sits 19.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (86.3/100) summarizes 44 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.
Heritage Farm product score distribution
Brand average 86.3/100 across 44 scored products
86 42nd percentile sits above 42% of the 44 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
- 3 scored products (7%)
- 80–90
- 31 scored products (70%)
- 90–100
- 4 scored products (9%)
- 100 and above
- 6 scored products (14%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient Heritage Farm uses most
Across the 44 Heritage Farm products scored here, Sodium Nitrite appears in 29. 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 | Heritage Farm products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 29 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Carrageenan | 8 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| BHA | 3 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| BHT | 3 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sodium Nitrate | 2 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| 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 44 concern-sorted Heritage Farm 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 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
- 44
- Median label
- 12 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is Pork Sausage Patties, 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
- Pork Sausage Patties: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Pork Sausage Links: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Mild Country Sausage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Heritage Farm Honey Smoked Ham: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Pickle & pimento loaf, pickle & pimento: 31 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Ham: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Turkey: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Deli Shaved Ham: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- White Turkey Cured: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cooked Ham: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Lean Pastrami: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Lean Corned Beef: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick Sliced Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Hot Dogs: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ham: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Deli Shaved Turkey: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Old Fashioned Loaf: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bologna With Casing: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick Sliced Bologna: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked Sausage: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hot Dogs: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hot Dogs: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cooked Ham: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cooked Ham: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Ham: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Old Fashioned Loaf: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick Sliced Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Thick Slice Bologna: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned Beef Patties: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Singles American: 20 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Heritage farm, chicken thighs: 3 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Heritage farm, chicken thighs: 3 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken Leg Quarters: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cooked Salami: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Smoked Sausage: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pickle & Pimento Loaf: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sausage: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Boneless skinless chicken breast: 2 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Heritage Farm
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 183 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 Heritage Farm: closest on tracked product count (233 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (86.3/100 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 Heritage Farm food safe? ▼
Heritage Farm has an average safety score of 86/100 across the 44 of 233 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 86.4% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Heritage Farm products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 233 Heritage Farm products. 44 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 189 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Heritage Farm catalog? ▼
Heritage Farm has 42 NOVA-classified products; 97.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 41 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Does Heritage Farm use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Heritage Farm 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 Heritage Farm 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 Pork Sausage Patties, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 29 scored Heritage Farm products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Heritage Farm's 86.3/100 average and 86.4% 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.
