Caution

Turkey Sausage Links

by Kroger

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011110977601 · Kroger. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011110977601 · Serving size 45g

The verdict

Turkey Sausage Links by Kroger scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 5 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 5-component label led by Ground Turkey Water, Or Less Of Salt Dextrose Spices, Sugar; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 5 analyzed
Group 3
Processed foods
D
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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 3

Processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

10977601 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Turkey Sausage Links label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-SHORT 5 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G3 G3 processed NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-LONG Len top 87% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-FINISH Private selection, cracked · ±0 BOOK-OFF …977601 · July 2026

2 of 5 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 10977601 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: Private selection, cracked pepper coho salmon, alderwood smoked · Nearest score peer is Private selection, cracked pepper coho salmon, alderwood smoked at the same screening score.

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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Turkey Sausage Links: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Turkey Sausage Links85/1002. Private selection, cracked pepper coho salmon, alderwood smoked: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Private selection, cracke…85/1003. Thick Slice Bologna: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Thick Slice Bologna85/1004. Bologna: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Bologna85/1005. Thick Sliced Bologna: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Thick Sliced Bologna85/100
High-band neighbours for Turkey Sausage Links (85/100) outside Kroger.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Turkey Sausage Links
85/100
Private selection, cracked pepper coho salmon, alderwood smoked
85/100
Thick Slice Bologna
85/100
Bologna
85/100
Thick Sliced Bologna
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Turkey Sausage Links lists 5 ingredients on its label

5 13th percentile a longer ingredient list than 13% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). This entry sits in this band. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Above this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Above this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Above this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Above this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 5 (13th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 5 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

GROUND TURKEY WATER CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT DEXTROSE SPICES, SUGAR, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE CARAMEL COLOR BHA CITRIC ACID, PROPYL GALLATE

High-score cross-brand comparables for Turkey Sausage Links

Neighbours outside Kroger with screening scores in the same high band as Turkey Sausage Links (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kroger; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Turkey Sausage Links's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 5-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Turkey Sausage Links's 1 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 0011110977601: 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.