Caution

BBQ Recipe Burger

by Stouffer's Pub Classics

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800687005 · Stouffer's Pub Classics · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800687005 · Serving size 354 g

The verdict

BBQ Recipe Burger by Stouffer's Pub Classics scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 71 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 71-component record, beginning with Potatoes, Cooked Beef, Water. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
4
Many flagged · of 71 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

00687005 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

BBQ Recipe Burger label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 71 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl · ±0 BOOK-OFF …687005 · July 2026

17 of 71 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 00687005 · 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: Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl · Nearest score peer is Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. BBQ Recipe Burger: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. BBQ Recipe Burger70/1002. Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl70/1003. MEAT LOVERS LASAGNA: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. MEAT LOVERS LASAGNA70/1004. Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cauliflower Crust Peppero…70/1005. Chili Peppers: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chili Peppers70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for BBQ Recipe Burger (70/100 on 71 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

BBQ Recipe Burger
70/100
Meatlovers Zoodles Bowl
70/100
MEAT LOVERS LASAGNA
70/100
Cauliflower Crust Pepperoni Pizza
70/100
Chili Peppers
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. BBQ Recipe Burger scores 22.9 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Meats and their products products

BBQ Recipe Burger lists 71 ingredients on its label

71 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 71 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 71 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Potatoes
2
Cooked Beef
3
Water
4
Catsup
5
Tomato Concentrate
6
Tomato Paste
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Dried Vinegar
9
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Spices
11
Onion
12
Natural Flavors
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Skim Milk
15
2% Or Less Of Soybean Oil
16
Textured Soy Flour
17
Worcestershire Sauce
18
Molasses
19
Tamarind
20
Natural Flavor
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Onion
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Bacon
25
Smoke Flavoring
26
Sodium Phosphate
27
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
28
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
29
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Brown Sugar
31
Garlic Puree
32
Organic Onions
33
Apple Cider Vinegar
34
Reduced Lactose Whey
35
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
36
Chili Powder
37
Chili Pepper
38
Garlic Powder
39
Distilled Vinegar
40
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
41
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
42
Honey
43
Paprika
44
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
45
Seasoning
46
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
47
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
48
Fermented Molasses
49
Flavoring
50
Tapioca Dextrin
51
Potassium Salt
52
Natural Butter Flavor
53
Annatto & Turmeric Color
54
Natural Flavor
55
Enzyme Modified Butterfat
56
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
57
Soybeans
58
Wheat
59
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
60
Beef Broth
61
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
62
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
63
Grill Flavor
64
From Sunflower Oil
65
Disodium Phosphate
66
From Soybean Oil And Sunflower Oil
67
Natural Smoke Flavor
68
Enzyme Modified Cream
69
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
70
Milk
71
Soy

Full Ingredient List

POTATOES, COOKED BEEF, WATER, CATSUP (TOMATO CONCENTRATE [WATER, TOMATO PASTE], SUGAR, VINEGAR, SEA SALT, SPICES, DRIED ONION, NATURAL FLAVORS, DRIED GARLIC), SKIM MILK, 2% OR LESS OF SOYBEAN OIL, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (VINEGAR, MOLASSES, WATER, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUGAR, SALT, ONION, GARLIC), BACON (CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), TOMATO PASTE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, BROWN SUGAR, GARLIC PUREE, ONIONS, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, SALT, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), SPICES, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR), HONEY, PAPRIKA, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SEASONING (AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, FERMENTED MOLASSES, FLAVORING, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN), MOLASSES, GARLIC POWDER, POTASSIUM SALT, BUTTER FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO & TURMERIC COLOR), SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVOR, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTERFAT), DRIED SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), CARRAGEENAN, DRIED BEEF BROTH, MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVOR, FLAVOR (POLYSORBATE 80, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, GRILL FLAVOR [FROM SUNFLOWER OIL]), CARAMEL COLOR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, FLAVORING, GRILL FLAVOR (FROM SOYBEAN OIL AND SUNFLOWER OIL), SMOKE FLAVOR, ENZYME MODIFIED CREAM, LACTIC ACID. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY.

Other products containing Fermented Molasses

Fermented Molasses is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for BBQ Recipe Burger

Neighbours outside Stouffer's Pub Classics near BBQ Recipe Burger's mid-band score (70/100). No other Stouffer's Pub Classics products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from BBQ Recipe Burger's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 71-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare BBQ Recipe Burger's 4 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 0013800687005: 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.