Cornbread stuffing

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Cornbread stuffing 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
0021130065561
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1/2 cup (115 g)

What the Data Says About

Cornbread stuffing 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, Cornbread stuffing 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 Cornbread stuffing
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
Cornbread Shreds
15
Enriched Wheat Flour
16
Flour Niacin
17
Reduced Iron
18
Thiamin Mononitrate
19
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
21
Cornmeal
22
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Salt
23
Vegetable Shortening
24
Palm Oil
25
Yeast
26
Grain Vinegar
27
Annatto Extract And Turmeric
28
Color
29
Soy Lecithin
30
Celery
31
Onion
32
Butter
33
Sweet Cream
34
Organic Extract Of Rosemary
35
Chicken Flavor
36
Flavoring And Dextrin
37
And Modified Potato Starch
38
Corn Starch
39
Onion Powder
40
Sage Leaf
41
Seasoning
42
Spices
43
Onion
44
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
45
Natural Flavor
46
Cultured Whey
47
Dehydrated Parsley
48
Black Pepper
49
Celery Salt
50
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
51
Celery Seed
52
Sunflower Oil
53
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
54
Preservative
55
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), cornbread shreds (enriched wheat flour [flour niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cornmeal, sugar, contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt, vegetable shortening [palm oil], yeast, grain vinegar, annatto extract and turmeric [color], soy lecithin), celery, onion, butter (sweet cream, salt), chicken fat (chicken fat, extract of rosemary [natural flavoring]), chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, chicken flavor [contains chicken fat, flavoring and dextrin], and modified potato starch), modified corn starch, sugar, onion powder, sage leaf, seasoning (spices, salt, dehydrated onion, dextrose, natural flavor [dextrose, salt, autolyzed yeast extract], cultured whey [milk]), salt, dehydrated parsley, black pepper, 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