Open Nature
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Open Nature, 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
Open Nature averages 99.5/100 across the 241 of 396 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 9.1% 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.
- 99.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 241 scored products
- 396
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 9.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 66.8%
- 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 396 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Turkey Gravy; Italian style frozen dairy dessert gelato; Gelato; 9.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 99.5/100. 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 241 of 396 tracked Open Nature records (60.9%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 155 cannot be screened, so the 99.5/100 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 Open Nature
Open Nature: 396 products tracked, 241 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.5/100, 9.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 60.9% 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), Open Nature's 9.1% flagged share is 8.9 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Open Nature processing intensity
Open Nature's NOVA-classified set is 226 products: 66.8% ultra-processed (Group 4, 151 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 151. That ultra-processed share sits 11.5 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Open Nature shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Open Nature concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (56, 34% of this top-five); Snacks (42); Dairies (22); Desserts (22); Meats and their products (21).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 53 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Snacks | 35 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Dairies | 22 | 98.4/100 | 31.8% |
| Desserts | 22 | 98.4/100 | 31.8% |
| Meats and their products | 21 | 99.3/100 | 14.3% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Open Nature's 9.1% flagged share is measured across 241 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.
Open Nature flagged share vs large-brand cohort
9.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
9% 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%
- 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 (99.5/100) summarizes 241 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.
Open Nature product score distribution
Brand average 99.5/100 across 241 scored products
100 5th percentile sits above 5% of the 241 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
- 90–100
- 22 scored products (9%)
- 100 and above
- 219 scored products (91%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Open Nature relies most on Carrageenan, an industry staple
Across the 241 Open Nature products scored here, Carrageenan appears in 17. It is used by 2,390 other brands in this database (6.8% 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 | Open Nature products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageenan | 17 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Polysorbate 80 | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Caramel Coloring | 2 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
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 Open Nature 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 (17 ingredients and 100/100) 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
- 17 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Turkey Gravy, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Turkey Gravy: 25 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Italian style frozen dairy dessert gelato: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gelato: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gelato: 19 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gelato: 13 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek Frozen Yogurt: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek Frozen Yogurt: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek Frozen Yogurt: 24 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek Frozen Yogurt Ice Cream: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek frozen yogurt: 21 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek Frozen Yogurt: 25 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Oven Roasted Turkey Breast: 7 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Honey turkey breast: 8 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Blueberry: 24 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Orange mango fruit & veggie juice bars, orange mango: 12 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek Frozen Yogurt: 20 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Greek Frozen Yogurt: 25 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Bread & Butter Pickles: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Fresh Packed Pickle Chips-Hamburger Dill: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pickle skicers: 11 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- 100% naturally wood smoked fresh turkey kielbasa: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Gravy: 25 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Almond Milk Original: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Almond Milk Unsweetened Original: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- ALMOND MILK UNSWEETENED VANILLA: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- OATMILK ORIGINAL: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Open Nature Unsweetened Original Oat Milk: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Plant-based Protein Powder Chocolate: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green tea Yama Moto Yama: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Strained Yogurt: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baby Lotion: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nonfat Strained Greek Yogurt: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Greek Nonfat Strained Yogurt: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nonfat strained greek yogurt: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nonfat Strained Greek Yogurt: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Nonfat strained greek yogurt: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Greek strained nonfat yogurt: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Greek With Feta Vinaigrette Chopped Salad: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bbq Seasoned Chicken With Bbq Ranch Dressing Chopped Salad: 45 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Italian Style With Balsamic Vinaigrette Chopped Salad: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Kale & Chicken Chopped Salad: 37 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sauce: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Savory Cranberry & Sage Stuffing: 38 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Green Bean Casserole With Fried Onions: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dairy Creamer: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dairy Creamer: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dairy creamer: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Open nature, ice cream, vanilla: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Open nature, ice cream, chocolate: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Open Nature
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 346 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 Open Nature: closest on tracked product count (396 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.5/100 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 Open Nature food safe? ▼
Open Nature has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 241 of 396 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 9.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Open Nature products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 396 Open Nature products. 241 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 155 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Open Nature catalog? ▼
Open Nature has 226 NOVA-classified products; 66.8% 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 Open Nature catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Open Nature concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (56, 34% of this top-five); Snacks (42); Dairies (22); Desserts (22); Meats and their products (21).
Does Open Nature use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Open Nature 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 Open Nature 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 Turkey Gravy, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Carrageenan appears in 17 scored Open Nature products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Open Nature's 99.5/100 average and 9.1% 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.
