Hillshire Farm
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Hillshire 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
Hillshire Farm averages 85.2/100 across the 54 of 84 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 87.0% 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.
- 85.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 54 scored products
- 84
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 87.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- 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 84 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Sandwich style Pepperoni; HARD SALAMI; Ham & Swiss Cheese On Artisan Multigrain Bread; 87.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 85.2/100. 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 54 of 84 tracked Hillshire Farm records (64.3%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 30 cannot be screened, so the 85.2/100 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 Hillshire Farm
Hillshire Farm: 84 products tracked, 54 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 85.2/100, 87.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 64.3% 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), Hillshire Farm's 87.0% flagged share is 69 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Hillshire Farm processing intensity
Hillshire Farm's NOVA-classified set is 54 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 54 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 54. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 54 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Hillshire Farm shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Hillshire Farm concentrates in Meats and their products (50, 93% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (1); Deli-meat (1); Frozen foods (1); Snacks (1).
- Meats and their products 50
- Beverages and beverages preparations 1
- Deli-meat 1
- Frozen foods 1
- Snacks 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Hillshire Farm's 87.0% flagged share is measured across 54 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.
Hillshire Farm flagged share vs large-brand cohort
87.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
87% 40th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 40% 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 (85.2/100) summarizes 54 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.
Hillshire Farm product score distribution
Brand average 85.2/100 across 54 scored products
85 45th percentile sits above 45% of the 54 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
- 2 scored products (4%)
- 70–80
- 8 scored products (15%)
- 80–90
- 29 scored products (54%)
- 90–100
- 8 scored products (15%)
- 100 and above
- 7 scored products (13%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient Hillshire Farm uses most
Across the 54 Hillshire Farm products scored here, Sodium Nitrite appears in 37. 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 | Hillshire Farm products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 37 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Carrageenan | 18 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 13 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| BHA | 2 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| BHT | 2 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| 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 Hillshire 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 (13 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
- 13 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is Sandwich style 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
- Sandwich style Pepperoni: 13 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- HARD SALAMI: 13 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Ham & Swiss Cheese On Artisan Multigrain Bread: 52 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Smoked Ham with Natural Juices Natural Monterey Jack Cheese and Wheat Crackers: 40 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Natural Cheddar Cheese and Wheat Crackers: 39 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Turkey Breast, Natural Colby Jack Cheese And Wheat Crackers: 36 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 12 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- ROTISSERIE SEASONED CHICKEN BREAST: 20 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 3 flagged.
- Black Forest Ham: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Ultra Thin Turkey Breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Black forest ham: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Turkey Breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Turkey Breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 11 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- BEEF SMOKED SAUSAGE: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ciabatta Turkey & bacon Sandwich: 34 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cheddar Lit'l Smokies: 25 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- LIT'L SMOKIES Smoked Sausage with Pork & Chicken: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Lit'l Smokies: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- LIT'L SMOKIES: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Polska kielbasa made with pork, turkey, beef: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ultra Thin Honey Ham Water Added: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Lit'l Smokies Smoked Sausage: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hillshire farm beef hot links beef smoked sausage: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- SUMMER SAUSAGE: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- BEEF POLSKA KIELBASA: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- BEEF SMOKED SAUSAGE: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef lit'l smokies: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Polska Kielbasa: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cajun Style Andouille Smoked Sausage: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked Sausage: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Lite polska kielbasa made with turkey: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Ham: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- HONEY HAM: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Ham: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Pastrami: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked sausage: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Ham: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Slow Roasted Turkey Breast: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hardwood smoked turkey breast: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- ROAST BEEF: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Turkey Breast Smoked Ham: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- ROAST BEEF: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- HOT HONEY HAM: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- BLACK FOREST HAM: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Hillshire Farm
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 34 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 Hillshire Farm: closest on tracked product count (84 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (85.2/100 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 Hillshire Farm food safe? ▼
Hillshire Farm has an average safety score of 85/100 across the 54 of 84 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 87.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Hillshire Farm products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 84 Hillshire Farm products. 54 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 30 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Hillshire Farm catalog? ▼
Hillshire Farm has 54 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 54 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Hillshire Farm catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Hillshire Farm concentrates in Meats and their products (50, 93% of this top-five); Beverages and beverages preparations (1); Deli-meat (1); Frozen foods (1); Snacks (1).
Does Hillshire Farm use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Hillshire 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 Hillshire 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 Sandwich style Pepperoni, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 37 scored Hillshire Farm products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Hillshire Farm's 85.2/100 average and 87.0% 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.
