Homestyle stuffing, a classic bread stuffing with celery, onions and seasonings

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Homestyle stuffing, a classic bread stuffing with celery, onions and seasonings receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0021130065509
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1/2 cup (115 g)

What the Data Says About

Homestyle stuffing, a classic bread stuffing with celery, onions and seasonings carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Homestyle stuffing, a classic bread stuffing with celery, onions and seasonings 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Homestyle stuffing, a classic bread stuffing with celery, onions and seasonings
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Broth
2
Water
3
Chicken Including Natural Chicken Juices
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Chicken Fat
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
8
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
9
From Corn
10
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
Milk
12
Flavoring
13
Turmeric
14
Bread Crumbs
15
Enriched Wheat Flour
16
Flour
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Reduced Iron
19
Thiamin Mononitrate
20
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
22
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Vegetable Shortening
23
Palm Oil
24
Yeast
25
Grain Vinegar
26
Soy Lecithin
27
Celery
28
Onion
29
Butter
30
Sweet Cream
31
Organic Extract Of Rosemary
32
Corn Starch
33
Chicken Flavor
34
Flavoring And Dextrin
35
And Modified Potato Starch
36
Vegetable Base
37
Cooked Vegetables
38
Carrot
39
And Celery
40
Corn Oil
41
Potato Flour
42
Carrot Powder
43
Roasted Turkey Concentrate
44
Roasted Turkey Including Natural Turkey Juices
45
Yeast Extract
46
Flavorings
47
Toasted Onion
48
Thyme
49
Dehydrated Parsley
50
Sage
51
Black Pepper
52
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
53
Celery Salt
54
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
55
Celery Seed
56
Sunflower Oil
57
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
58
Preservative
59
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

Full Ingredient List

Chicken broth (water, chicken including natural chicken juices, salt, chicken fat, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin [from corn], dried whey [milk], natural flavoring, turmeric), bread crumbs (enriched wheat flour [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, salt, contains 2% or less of each of the following: vegetable shortening [palm oil], yeast, grain vinegar, soy lecithin), celery, onion, butter (sweet cream, salt), chicken fat (chicken fat, extract of rosemary [natural flavoring]), modified corn starch, chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, chicken flavor [contains chicken fat, flavoring and dextrin], and modified potato starch), vegetable base (cooked vegetables [carrot, onion, and celery], salt, sugar, corn oil, potato flour, carrot powder), roasted turkey concentrate (roasted turkey including natural turkey juices, yeast extract, salt, potato flour, flavorings), dehydrated toasted onion, thyme, dehydrated parsley, sage, black pepper, dried garlic, celery salt (sea salt, celery seed, sunflower oil), potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), turmeric.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial