Gumbo sauce
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Gumbo sauce receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Gumbo sauce carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Gumbo sauce is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Water, tomatoes(tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), okra, onion, margarine( liquid and partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water,salt,contains less than 2% of soy lecithin, vegetable mono & diglycerides, sodium benzoate(a preservative), citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, beta carotene(color), vitamin a palmitate added), peppers, celery, flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), chicken base(salt, corn starch, dextrose, sugar, chicken fat, chicken broth, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, hydrolyzed corn soy protein, silicone dioxide (to prevent caking), spice extractives, extractive of turmeric, (color) disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), wine(grapes, sugar, yeast), ham base(salt, sugar, smoked ham ( cured with water, salt, sodium lactate, natural hickory smoke flavor, corn syrup, dextrose, sodium phosphates, sugar, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate), kitchen bouquet( carmel-color (sulfites, water, vegetable base, (water, carrots, celery, cabbage, onion, parsley, turnips, parsnipsless than 2% of spices, salt, sodium benzoate as a preservative), worcestershire (water, vinegar high fructose corn syrup, salt, caramel color, molasses, dextrose monosodium glutamate, sugar, natural flavors( spice extractives), spices, citric acid, potassium citrate, natural smoke flavor, poloysorbate 80, malic acid), hot sauce (peppers, vinegar, salt, xanthan gum, and benzoate of soda (to preserve freshness and flavors), cider vinegar (made from the juice of apples, diluted with water to a uniform pickling and table strength of 5% (50 grains) acidity, garlic, cayenne pepper, black pepper, white pepper, bay leaf.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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