Caution

Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers

by Birds Eye

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0014500015952 · Birds Eye · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0014500015952 · Serving size 2.25 cup (232 g)

The verdict

Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers by Birds Eye scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 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 45-component record, beginning with Dehydrated Vegetables, Green Bell Peppers, Dried Red Bell Peppers. 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
2
Few flagged · of 45 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.

00015952 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Light italian dry · ±0 BOOK-OFF …015952 · July 2026

13 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 00015952 · 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: Light italian dry salame, light · Nearest score peer is Light italian dry salame, light 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. Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Skillet Meals Sausage & P…70/1002. Light italian dry salame, light: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Light italian dry salame,…70/1003. Italian dry salame: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Italian dry salame70/1004. Deli Thin Sliced Italian Dry Salame: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Deli Thin Sliced Italian …70/1005. Deli thin sliced italian dry salame: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Deli thin sliced italian …70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers (70/100 on 45 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers
70/100
Light italian dry salame, light
70/100
Italian dry salame
70/100
Deli Thin Sliced Italian Dry Salame
70/100
Deli thin sliced italian dry salame
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. Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers 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 Frozen foods products

Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 45 (70th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 (2 flagged of 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dehydrated Vegetables
2
Green Bell Peppers
3
Dried Red Bell Peppers
4
Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product
5
Water
6
Enriched Durum Wheat Semolina
7
Semolina
8
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
10
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
13
Sauce
14
Tomato Paste
15
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
16
Tomatoes
17
Parmesan Cheese
18
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
19
Cheese Cultures
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Enzymes
22
Starch And Cellulose
23
Anti-caking Agent
24
Garlic Puree
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Evaporated Cane Syrup
27
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Romano Flavor
30
Romano Cheese
31
Part-skim Cow's Milk
32
Cheese Culture
33
Sodium Phosphate
34
Natural Flavors
35
Spices
36
Modified Food Starch
37
Cooked Italian Sausage
38
Pork
39
Spice
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
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
42
Flavoring
43
BHA
Avoid GRAS
44
BHT
Caution GRAS
45
And Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Vegetables (green bell peppers, red bell peppers), cooked enriched macaroni product (water, enriched durum wheat semolina (semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)), sauce (water, tomato paste, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes, parmesan cheese ([pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], starch and cellulose [anti-caking agent]), garlic puree (garlic, evaporated cane syrup, sea salt), sugar, salt, romano flavor (dehydrated romano cheese [part-skim cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], sodium phosphate), natural flavors, spices, modified food starch), cooked italian sausage (pork, water, salt, spice, corn syrup, dextrose, flavoring, bha, bht, and citric acid added to help protect flavor).

Categories

Frozen foods

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers

Neighbours outside Birds Eye near Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Birds Eye; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Skillet Meals Sausage & Peppers'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 0014500015952: 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.