Caution

Gumbo sauce

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0010654054991 · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0010654054991 · Serving size 1 cup (236 g)

The verdict

Gumbo sauce scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 90 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 90-component record, beginning with Water, Tomatoes, Tomato Juice. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 90 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

54054991 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Gumbo sauce label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 90 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …054991 · July 2026

23 of 90 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 54054991 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. Gumbo sauce scores 18.3 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Condiments products

Gumbo sauce lists 90 ingredients on its label

90 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 346 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Condiments product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 90 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 products (1%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 27,084 Condiments products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 90 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Tomatoes
3
Tomato Juice
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
6
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
7
Okra
8
Onion
9
Margarine
10
Liquid And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
11
Soy Lecithin
12
Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides
13
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
14
Preservative
15
Natural And Artificial Flavors
16
Beta Carotene
17
Color
18
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
19
Peppers
20
Celery
21
Flour
22
Bleached Wheat Flour
23
Malted Barley Flour
24
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Reduced Iron
26
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Chicken Base
30
Corn Starch
31
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Chicken Fat
34
Chicken Broth
35
Msg
36
Onion Powder
37
Hydrolyzed Corn Soy Protein
38
Silicone Dioxide
39
Spice Extractives
40
Extractive Of Turmeric
41
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
42
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
43
Wine
44
Grapes
45
Yeast
46
Ham Base
47
Smoked Ham
48
Cured With Water
49
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
50
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
51
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
52
Sodium Phosphates
53
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
54
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
55
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
56
Kitchen Bouquet
57
Carmel-color
58
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
59
Vegetable Base
60
Carrots
61
Cabbage
62
Dehydrated Parsley
63
Turnips
64
Parsnipsless Than 2% Of Spices
65
Sodium Benzoate As A Preservative
66
Worcestershire
67
Vinegar High Fructose Corn Syrup
68
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
69
Molasses
70
Dextrose Monosodium Glutamate
71
Natural Flavors
72
Spices
73
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
74
Natural Smoke Flavor
75
Poloysorbate 80
76
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
77
Hot Sauce
78
Dried Vinegar
79
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
80
Benzoate Of Soda
81
Cider Vinegar
82
Made From The Juice Of Apples
83
Diluted With Water To A Uniform Pickling And Table Strength Of 5%
84
50 Grains
85
Acidity
86
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
87
Cayenne Pepper
88
Black Pepper
89
White Pepper
90
Bay Leaf

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.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Groceries

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Gumbo sauce's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 90-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Gumbo sauce's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0010654054991: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.