Jack Daniel's
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Jack Daniel's, 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
Jack Daniel's averages 96.2/100 across the 49 of 103 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 53.1% 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.
- 96.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 49 scored products
- 103
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 53.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 89.4%
- 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 103 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Pork Chops; Thinly Sliced Roasted Pork With Bbq Sauce; Thinly sliced beef brisket with jack daniel's bbq sauce; 53.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 96.2/100. 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 49 of 103 tracked Jack Daniel's records (47.6%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 54 cannot be screened, so the 96.2/100 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 Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's: 103 products tracked, 49 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 96.2/100, 53.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 47.6% 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)
Jack Daniel's processing intensity
Jack Daniel's's NOVA-classified set is 47 products: 89.4% ultra-processed (Group 4, 42 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 42. That ultra-processed share sits 11.1 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Jack Daniel's shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jack Daniel's concentrates in Condiments (17, 38% of this top-five); Meals (14); Beverages (7); Meats and their products (4); Beverages and beverages preparations (3).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condiments | 15 | 97.7/100 | 46.7% |
| Meals | 14 | 92.9/100 | 92.9% |
| Meats and their products | 4 | 92.5/100 | 50% |
| Beverages | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (96.2/100) summarizes 49 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.
Jack Daniel's product score distribution
Brand average 96.2/100 across 49 scored products
96 28th percentile sits above 28% of the 49 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
- 80–90
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 25 scored products (51%)
- 100 and above
- 23 scored products (47%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Jack Daniel's relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 49 Jack Daniel's products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 26. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. 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 | Jack Daniel's products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 26 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Carrageenan | 7 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Sodium Nitrite | 1 | 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 49 concern-sorted Jack Daniel's 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 (18 ingredients and 95/100) 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
- 49
- Median label
- 18 ingredients
- Median score
- 95/100
The outlined point is Pork Chops, 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 Chops: 42 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Thinly Sliced Roasted Pork With Bbq Sauce: 24 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Thinly sliced beef brisket with jack daniel's bbq sauce: 27 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Seasoned & Fully Cooked Pulled Pork: 41 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Pulled Pork: 40 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Original thinly sliced beef brisket with jack daniel's bbq sauce: 29 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- PULLED PORK: 41 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Seasoned & fully cooked pulled pork with jack daniel's tennessee whiskey bbq sauce: 41 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Pulled Chicken: 37 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Hickory Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Classic Steakhouse Liquid Marinade: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Barbecue sauce: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoky Mesquite Liquid Marinade: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Original No. 7 Recipe Barbecue Sauce, Original No. 7 Recipe: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Original no.7 recipe barbecue sauce: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hickory Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Sauce Barbecue Jack Daniel's Spicy Original: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hickory brown sugar barbecue sauce: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- BBQ Sauce old No. 7: 18 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Seasoned & Cooked White Meat Pulled Chicken: 42 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pulled Chicken: 42 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chicken Strips: 54 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Beef Brisket: 33 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pulled beef: 39 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- St. Louis Style Pork Ribs: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Smoked & Sliced Barbeque Ham: 42 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Whiskey Praline Pecans: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whiskey Praline Pecans: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Barbecue sauce, barbecue: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jack daniel's, mustard, stone ground dijon: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jack daniel's, old no 7 brand, mustard, honey dijon: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jack daniel's, classic mustard: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jack daniel's, spicy southwest mustard: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chipotle: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole grain mustard: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Seasoning rub barbeque pork: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jack daniel's, pork rub: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken Rub: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Steak Seasoning: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Black Jack cola: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Steak Sauce, Original: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Old No.7 Jenessee Whiskey Fudge Caramels: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Barbecue Sauce: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Goldkenn, Swiss Milk Chocolate Filled With Jack Daniel'S: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chicken apple smoked chicken sausage: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey Liqueur Chicken Strips: 33 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Steak Strips: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Tennessee Whiskey: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Jack Daniel's
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 53 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 Jack Daniel's: closest on tracked product count (103 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (96.2/100 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 Jack Daniel's food safe? ▼
Jack Daniel's has an average safety score of 96/100 across the 49 of 103 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 53.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Jack Daniel's products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 103 Jack Daniel's products. 49 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 54 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Jack Daniel's catalog? ▼
Jack Daniel's has 47 NOVA-classified products; 89.4% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 42 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Jack Daniel's catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jack Daniel's concentrates in Condiments (17, 38% of this top-five); Meals (14); Beverages (7); Meats and their products (4); Beverages and beverages preparations (3).
Does Jack Daniel's use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Jack Daniel's 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 Jack Daniel's 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 Chops, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 26 scored Jack Daniel's products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Jack Daniel's's 96.2/100 average and 53.1% 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.
