Zatarain's

Per-product safety scores across 167 indexed Zatarain's items — combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.

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Avg Safety Score
97.8
Products
167
Flagged Products
23.4%
Dye Pledge
No
Zatarain's brand profile vs portfolio averages
Signal Zatarain's Notes
Avg safety score 97.8/100 Above-average
Products tracked 167 OpenFoodFacts US index
Flagged ingredients 23.4% FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap
Public dye pledge No Per FDA Dye Tracker disclosures

What the Data Says About

Zatarain's: 167 products tracked, avg safety score 97.8/100, 23.4% of catalog has at least one flagged ingredient. Dye pledge: No.

Score ≥95 places Zatarain's in the top-decile safety tier — ingredient profiles dominated by FDA/CSPI low-concern items. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →

Safety scores weigh each product's ingredient list against FDA additive guidance and Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) concern ratings, then average across the brand's tracked catalog. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban — it marks an additive that one of these authorities lists for caution, such as a synthetic dye, a nitrite preservative, or a high-intensity sweetener. Scores shift as brands reformulate and as the underlying datasets refresh, so a brand-level average is a starting point, not a verdict — open the individual product pages for the detail behind any number.

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Zatarain's, sausage & chicken gumbo
Frozen foods
3 flagged 75/100
New orleans style penne pasta with diced white meat chicken and sausage, onions, bell peppers and spices, new orleans style pastalaya
Frozen foods
3 flagged 75/100
New orleans style zesty three cheese in a golden crust snackers, three cheese
Frozen foods
2 flagged 50/100
Red Beans & Rice With Sausage
Frozen foods
2 flagged 70/100
Jambalaya Flavored With Sausage
Frozen foods
2 flagged 80/100
Zatarain's, jambalaya chicken & sausage
Frozen foods
2 flagged 80/100
Zatarain's, creamy cajun style pasta
Frozen foods
2 flagged 80/100
Bourbon Chicken Pasta
Frozen foods
1 flagged 85/100
Shrimp Alfredo
Frozen foods
1 flagged 85/100
Dirty Rice With Beef & Pork
Frozen foods
1 flagged 95/100
Blackened Chicken With Yellow Rice
Frozen foods
1 flagged 95/100
New Orleans Style Blackened Chicken Alfredo
Frozen foods
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style shrimp scampi with pasta shrimp and pasta in a creamy lemon butter sauce
Frozen foods
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style blackened chicken alfredo
1 flagged 95/100
Southern Stroganoff Pasta Dinner Mix
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style dirty seasoned white rice with bell peppers, herbs and spices, new orleans style
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Zatarain's, big easy heat & serve rice, jambalaya
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Zatarain's, big easy red beans & rice
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style long grain white rice with sweet and spicy southern style bbq seasonings mix side dish, new orleans style southern bbq
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style seasoned cajun brown rice with traditional louisiana herbs and spices
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Zatarain's, dirty brown rice mix
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style black beans & rice seasoned white rice with black beans and bell peppers
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Blackened chicken alfredo zesty creamy cheese sauce & seasoned white meat chicken in a golden crust snackers, blackened chicken alfredo
Frozen foods
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style bourbon chicken flavored rice, bourbon chicken
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style black beans and rice, new orleans style
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Zatarain's, red beans and rice
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Zatarain's, dirty rice mix
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style creamy cajun-style pasta, seasoned grilled white chicken and rotini pasta in a savory, creamy, cajun-style sauce
Frozen foods
1 flagged 95/100
Bake and Crisp
Condiments
1 flagged 95/100
Bake & crisp pork breading mix, pork
Condiments
1 flagged 95/100
Bake & Crisp Seafood
Condiments
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style gumbo pasta dinner mix
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Jambalaya pasta dinner mix
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style scampi pasta dinner mix
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Zatarain's, gumbo base
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Crab cake mix
Condiments
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style salmon cake mix, new orleans style
Snacks
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style smothered chicken rice mix, smothered chicken
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
New orleans style black beans and rice reduced sodium long grain white rice and black beans seasoned with bell pepper, onion and garlic
Meals
1 flagged 95/100
Andouille smoked sausage
100/100
Cheddar Andouille Smoked Sausage
100/100
Cheddar broccoli long grain white rice and broccoli florets in creamy blend of cheeses rice side, cheddar broccoli
Meals
100/100
Zatarain's new orleans style fish fri seafood
Cooking helpers
100/100
Zatarains new orleans style seasoned fish fri mix
Cooking helpers
100/100
New orleans style shrimp fri seafood breading mix seasoned
Cooking helpers
100/100
Spicy jambalaya long grain white rice, onions and bell peppers with traditional new orleans seasonings dinner mix, spicy jambalaya
Meals
100/100
Long grain white rice and tender red beans, onions and bell peppers dinner mix, red beans & rice
Meals
100/100
Zatarain's, creole seasoning
Condiments
100/100
Blackened Seasoning
Condiments
100/100
Garlic & Herb Seasoning
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Zatarain's food safe? ▼

Zatarain's has an average safety score of 98/100 across 167 tracked products. 23.4% of products contain flagged ingredients.

How many Zatarain's products are tracked? ▼

Our database tracks 167 Zatarain's products, with safety scores based on ingredient analysis from FDA and CSPI data.

Does Zatarain's use artificial dyes? ▼

Zatarain's has not publicly committed to removing artificial dyes. Check individual product pages for specific dye ingredients.

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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 Editorial.

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.