Jennie-O
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Jennie-O, 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
Jennie-O averages 94.6/100 across the 201 of 234 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 32.3% 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.
- 94.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 201 scored products
- 234
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 32.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 75.1%
- 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 234 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Lean Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey; Turkey Bratwurst; Sweet Lean Italian Turkey Sausage; 32.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 94.6/100. 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.
| Signal | Jennie-O | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 94.6/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 234 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 32.3% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Jennie-O
Jennie-O: 234 products tracked, 201 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 94.6/100, 32.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
32.3% of the scored Jennie-O products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Jennie-O sits 1.8 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Jennie-O's 32.3% flagged share is 14.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Jennie-O processing intensity
Jennie-O's NOVA-classified set is 201 products: 75.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 151 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 151. That ultra-processed share sits 3.2 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Jennie-O shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jennie-O concentrates in Meats and their products (62, 81% of this top-five); Snacks (9); Meals (3); Frozen foods (2); Breakfasts (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meats and their products | 61 | 92.5/100 | 45.9% |
| Snacks | 9 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Meals | 3 | 80/100 | 100% |
| Frozen foods | 2 | 97.5/100 | 50% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Jennie-O's 32.3% flagged share is measured across 201 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.
Jennie-O flagged share vs large-brand cohort
32.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
32% 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%
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- 50%–60%
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- 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 (94.6/100) summarizes 201 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.
Jennie-O product score distribution
Brand average 94.6/100 across 201 scored products
95 29th percentile sits above 29% of the 201 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
- 12 scored products (6%)
- 80–90
- 39 scored products (19%)
- 90–100
- 14 scored products (7%)
- 100 and above
- 136 scored products (68%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sodium Nitrite is the flagged ingredient Jennie-O uses most
Across the 201 Jennie-O 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 | Jennie-O products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Nitrite | 37 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Carrageenan | 22 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| BHT | 12 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| BHA | 11 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| Caramel Coloring | 5 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sodium Nitrate | 2 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Propyl Gallate | 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 50 concern-sorted Jennie-O 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 82.5/100) 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
- 12 ingredients
- Median score
- 82.5/100
The outlined point is Lean Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey, 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
- Lean Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey: 7 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Bratwurst: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Lean Italian Turkey Sausage: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Italian seasoned ground turkey: 7 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Turkey Breakfast Sausage Patties: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey breakfast sausage patties, lean: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, hot italian turkey sausage, lean: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Fully Cooked Turkey Sausage Patties: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, premium seasoned turkey breast, bourbon maple: 21 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Ham: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Ham: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey breast, honey roasted: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey breast, hickory smoked: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Turkey Breast: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey bacon, maple: 20 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, roasted turkey breast, mesquite smoked honey roasted: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, cajun style turkey breast, smoke: 19 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey breast, hickory smoked: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey ham: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Turkey Ham: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Smoked Whole Turkey: 7 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Jennie-o, cracked pepper seasoned turkey breast, smoke: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Franks: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jennie-o, extra lean turkey ham, original: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey pastrami, turkey: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Franks: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Franks: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hardwood Smoked Andouille Turkey Sausage, Hardwood Smoked: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey breast, mesquite smoked: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey breast, hickory smoked: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Cured Turkey Breast With Broth: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey breast, hickory smoked honey: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Turkey Breast: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey breast: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Extra Lean Turkey Breast With Broth: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey bologna, smoked: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Maple Turkey Breast With Caramel: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey Maple Turkey Breast With Caramel: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- TURKEY BACON: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Bacon: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jennie-o, turkey bacon, natural smoke: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Jennie-o, grand champion, mesquite smoked turkey breast: 7 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Jennie-O
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 184 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 Jennie-O: closest on tracked product count (234 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (94.6/100 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 Jennie-O food safe? ▼
Jennie-O has an average safety score of 95/100 across the 201 of 234 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 32.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Jennie-O products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 234 Jennie-O products. 201 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 33 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Jennie-O catalog? ▼
Jennie-O has 201 NOVA-classified products; 75.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 151 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Jennie-O catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Jennie-O concentrates in Meats and their products (62, 81% of this top-five); Snacks (9); Meals (3); Frozen foods (2); Breakfasts (1).
Does Jennie-O use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Jennie-O 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 Jennie-O 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 Lean Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sodium Nitrite appears in 37 scored Jennie-O products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Jennie-O's 94.6/100 average and 32.3% 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.
