Johnsonville
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Johnsonville, 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
Johnsonville averages 81.7/100 across the 128 of 225 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 78.9% 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.
- 81.7/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 128 scored products
- 225
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 78.9%
- 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 225 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Patties; Brats Cheddar & Bacon Flavor Sausage; Grillers steakhouse onion seasoned; 78.9% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 81.7/100. 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 128 of 225 tracked Johnsonville records (56.9%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 97 cannot be screened, so the 81.7/100 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 Johnsonville
Johnsonville: 225 products tracked, 128 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 81.7/100, 78.9% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 56.9% 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 →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Johnsonville's 78.9% flagged share is 60.9 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Johnsonville processing intensity
Johnsonville's NOVA-classified set is 126 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 126 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 126. 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
- 126 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Johnsonville shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Johnsonville concentrates in Meats and their products (107, 94% of this top-five); Condiments (3); Snacks (2); Breakfasts (1); Meals (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meats and their products | 103 | 80.5/100 | 82.5% |
| Condiments | 3 | 83.3/100 | 66.7% |
| Snacks | 2 | 85/100 | 50% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Johnsonville's 78.9% flagged share is measured across 128 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.
Johnsonville flagged share vs large-brand cohort
78.9% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
79% 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%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 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 (81.7/100) summarizes 128 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.
Johnsonville product score distribution
Brand average 81.7/100 across 128 scored products
82 60th percentile sits above 60% of the 128 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 (2%)
- 60–70
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 50 scored products (39%)
- 80–90
- 43 scored products (34%)
- 90–100
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 27 scored products (21%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
BHA is the flagged ingredient Johnsonville uses most
Across the 128 Johnsonville products scored here, BHA appears in 54. Only 560 other brands here use it (1.6%), 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 | Johnsonville products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| BHA | 54 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| Propyl Gallate | 52 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Sodium Nitrite | 44 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Caramel Coloring | 6 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| BHT | 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 Johnsonville 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 (15 ingredients and 70/100) 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
- 15 ingredients
- Median score
- 70/100
The outlined point is Patties, 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
- Patties: 38 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Brats Cheddar & Bacon Flavor Sausage: 30 resolved ingredients, 55/100, 3 flagged.
- Grillers steakhouse onion seasoned: 25 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Original Recipe Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage: 16 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Breakfast sausages: 17 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Breakfast Sausage: 14 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Brats Bratwurst: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Chipotle & Monterey Jack Bratwurst: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Brats Original Bratwurst: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Fully cooked breakfast turkey sausage: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Brats Beer Bratwurst: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Bratwurst: 14 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Grillers patties: 29 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Patties made with only premium cuts of pork: 40 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Steakhouse seasoned, patties made with only premium cuts of pork: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Texas Brats: 18 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Italian Style Meatballs: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Homestyle Meatballs: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Buffalo bleu: 34 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Original Recipe Breakfast Sausage: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Original Bratwurst: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Brats Beer Bratwurst, Brats Beer: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Mild Recipe Breakfast Sausage: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP BREAKFAST SAUSAGE: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sausage with Pepper Jack Cheese: 30 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- BRATS ORIGINAL Bratwurst: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- CHEDDAR BRATWURST: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Brats Beer Bratwurst: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Italian Sausage: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Mild Italian Sausage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Italian Sausage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Brown Sugar & Honey Flavor Breakfast Sausage: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Brats Hot & Spicy Bratwurst: 18 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Chorizo Sausage: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Grillers, Original Bratwurst Patties: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Four cheese italian sausage, four cheese: 29 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Italian Sausage Patties: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Ground chorizo sausage: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Firecracker Spicy Sausage: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- BRATS TAILGATE CHEDDAR & BEER Bratwurst: 26 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Patties: 26 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Homestyle Meatballs: 19 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Classic Italian Style Meatballs: 23 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Johnsonville, three cheese italian style meatballs: 43 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Turkey Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage: 13 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Grillers sweet italian sausage patties: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Original recipe breakfast sausage, original: 15 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Johnsville brats beer: 10 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Italian Sausage mild: 12 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet italian sausage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
Products by Johnsonville
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 175 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 Johnsonville: closest on tracked product count (225 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (81.7/100 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 Johnsonville food safe? ▼
Johnsonville has an average safety score of 82/100 across the 128 of 225 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 78.9% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Johnsonville products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 225 Johnsonville products. 128 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 97 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Johnsonville catalog? ▼
Johnsonville has 126 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 126 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Johnsonville catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Johnsonville concentrates in Meats and their products (107, 94% of this top-five); Condiments (3); Snacks (2); Breakfasts (1); Meals (1).
Does Johnsonville use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville 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 Patties, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- BHA appears in 54 scored Johnsonville products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Johnsonville's 81.7/100 average and 78.9% 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.
