Seasoning Sauce

Seasoning Sauce carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 46 indexed US food products.

Safety score 60.0%

3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine

How common is vs other flagged additives?

Number of indexed products containing each of the most common flagged additives — Seasoning Sauce highlighted.

Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Seasoning Sauce46
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Seasoning Sauce has a moderate safety profile (3/5). While approved for use, some studies or consumer advocacy groups have raised questions about certain aspects of this ingredient. Consumers who prefer caution may wish to limit intake.

What the Data Says About

Seasoning Sauce currently appears in 46 products across the OpenFoodFacts catalog we index, which gives a concrete measure of its footprint on US grocery shelves. Our internal safety score of 3/5 synthesizes FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Chemical Cuisine classification. These two frameworks capture different questions: regulators ask whether exposure at typical intake is acceptable, while consumer-advocacy groups examine cumulative dietary load and vulnerable-population risk.

Seasoning Sauce serves one or more technical functions in food manufacturing — stabilization, flavor, preservation, or structural role — which explains its presence across multiple product categories in our database. Inspection and outbreak records frequently trace back to control failures around functional additives, whether through batch contamination, undisclosed substitutions, or labeling mismatches that trigger recall classifications by the FDA.

No specific concern flags are attached to Seasoning Sauce in our current data snapshot beyond the regulatory and CSPI classifications above. That does not rule out individual sensitivity reactions, and anyone managing allergies, elimination diets, or chronic conditions should verify with a qualified healthcare professional before relying on population-level ratings.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Regulatory and safety classifications for Seasoning Sauce
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 46 products OpenFoodFacts

FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.

Products Containing

Showing 46 of 46 products

Azuma Foods, Hokki Gai Salad
Azuma Foods Co.
100/100
Bacon wrapped chicken tenders
Unknown
80/100
Bacon wrapped jalapeno peppers poppers
Unknown
80/100
BEEF BONE FLAVORED SOUP
JINGA
100/100
Black Pepper Salmon Skin
Unknown
65/100
Boneless Fried Chicken
Hungry-Man
100/100
Boneless fried tender white chicken patty and ham, ranch seasoned mashed potatoes, honey bourbon sauce, corn and an apple cranberry dessert, boneless fried chicken and ham
Unknown
80/100
Buffalo Style Chicken Strips
Hungry-man
100/100
Chicken Fried Rice
Tai Pei
100/100
Chicken potstickers
Unknown
95/100
Chow Mein
Unknown
95/100
Chow Mein - Noodle Meal Kit
Gus is
95/100
Chow Mein Nooes Meal Kit
Great Value
95/100
Cj, Korean Bbq Original Sauce
Cj Cheiljedang Corp
95/100
Country fried beef steak fritter in gravy, mashed potatoes, corn and an apple dessert, country fried steak
Unknown
95/100
Easy Pad Thai Kit With Rice Noodles, Pad Thai Sauce And Peanut Mix
Thai Taste
100/100
French bread pizza, 5 cheese garlic
Unknown
100/100
Fried Anchovy
H.C. Foods Co. Ltd.
100/100
Fried curd
Unknown
100/100
Fried white meat chicken strip shaped patties served with honey bourbon dipping sauce, mashed potatoes and corn, honey bourbon chicken
Unknown
95/100
Hibachi seasoned chicken fried rice
Unknown
100/100
hungry man country fried chicken
Unknown
100/100
Hungry man smokin backyard barbeque
Hungry man
95/100
Hungry-man, bourbon beef strips
Unknown
90/100
Hungry-man, chipotle bbq sauced boneless chicken wyngz*
Unknown
95/100
Hungry-man, classic fried chicken, mesquite
Unknown
95/100
Hungry-man, fajita chicken
Unknown
80/100
Hungry-man, popcorn chicken with spiced rub bbq sauce
Unknown
95/100
Hungry-man, pulled pork
Unknown
95/100
Hungry-man, spicy boneless chicken wingz
Unknown
95/100
Hungry-man, spicy boneless fried chicken patties
Unknown
95/100
Hungry-man, stuffing baked turkey patties
Unknown
80/100
Korean BBQ Original Sauce
CJ Foods
95/100
Korean bbq sauce
Bibigo
95/100
Orange chicken fried rice
Unknown
85/100
Pad thai noodle kit
Thai kitchen
95/100
Salisbury Steak
Hungry-Man
95/100
Seasoned fried white meat chicken strip shaped patties, mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables - includes an apple dessert, classic fried chicken strips
Unknown
95/100
Selects, steak strips
Unknown
95/100
Spicy Asian Vinaigrette
Mama Tang's
95/100
Spicy classic fried tender dark chicken portions with home-style mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables - includes an apple dessert, spicy classic fried chicken
Hungry-Man
95/100
Squiggly Knife Cut Style Noodles with a Spicy Garlic Sesame Sauce
Trader Joe's
95/100
Sweet and smoky jackfruit, sweet and smoky
Unknown
100/100
Sweet-Chili Lemongrass
MOB Sauce
100/100
Turduchen with pork & sausage jambalaya
Unknown
85/100
Zesty Southern Fried Popcorn Shaped Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties With Home-Style Mashed Potatoes And Sweet Corn - Includes A Brownie, Southern Fried Popcorn Chicken
Hungry-man
95/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Seasoning Sauce safe to eat?

Seasoning Sauce has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Seasoning Sauce?

Seasoning Sauce is found in 46 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Seasoning Sauce do in food?

Seasoning Sauce serves various technical functions in food manufacturing and processing.

Where does this ingredient safety data come from?

Safety data comes from the FDA's SAFFA (Substances Added to Food) database, CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) ratings, and the OpenFoodFacts product database. Product counts reflect items cataloged in OpenFoodFacts.