Caution

Turkey Meal

by Banquet

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031000007379 · Banquet · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031000007379 · Serving size 1 Meal (283 g) (283 g)

The verdict

Turkey Meal by Banquet scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 84 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 84-component record, beginning with Water, Corn Starch, Seasoning. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 84 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

00007379 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Turkey Meal label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 84 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG BHT PHOTO-FINISH Bacon Mac ‘n · ±0 BOOK-OFF …007379 · July 2026

18 of 84 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHT). Source sheet 00007379 · 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: Bacon Mac ‘n cheese · Nearest score peer is Bacon Mac ‘n cheese 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. Turkey Meal: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Turkey Meal80/1002. Bacon Mac ‘n cheese: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bacon Mac ‘n cheese80/1003. Beef Enchiladas Smothered In Chili Sauce And Cheese With Mexican Style Rice And Authentic Refried Beans - Includes Cocada (Coconut Flavored) Pudding, Mexican Style Fiesta: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Beef Enchiladas Smothered…80/1004. Mac & cheese: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mac & cheese80/1005. Chicken And Sausage Gumbo: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chicken And Sausage Gumbo80/100
High-band neighbours for Turkey Meal (80/100) outside Banquet.
Chart values as text

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

Turkey Meal
80/100
Bacon Mac ‘n cheese
80/100
Beef Enchiladas Smothered In Chili Sauce And Cheese With Mexican Style Rice And Authentic Refried Beans - Includes Cocada (Coconut Flavored) Pudding, Mexican Style Fiesta
80/100
Mac & cheese
80/100
Chicken And Sausage Gumbo
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Turkey Meal scores 13.6 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Turkey Meal lists 84 ingredients on its label

84 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 84 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 84 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Corn Starch
3
Seasoning
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Onion Powder
6
Cellulose Gum
7
Msg
8
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
9
Garlic Powder
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Organic Turkey Flavor
12
Natural Flavor
13
Turkey Meat
14
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
15
Organic Turkey Fat
16
Natural Flavor
17
Includes Soy Lecithin
18
Spices
19
Paprika
20
Oleoresin Turmeric
21
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
22
Soybean Oil
23
Nonfat Dry Milk
24
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
25
Ground Turkey
26
Safflower Oil
27
Dry Turkey Broth
28
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
29
Potatoes
30
Cream
31
Mono And Diglycerides
32
From Vegetable Oil
33
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
34
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
35
Soybean Oil
36
Guar Gum
37
Mono - And Diglycerides
38
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
39
Soy Lecithin
40
BHT
Caution GRAS
41
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
42
Medium Chain Triglycerides
43
Calcium Disodium Edta
44
Corn Oil
45
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Beta Carotene
47
Color
48
Vitamin D3
49
Cholecalciferol
50
Peas
51
Dark Turkey Binders And Broth Added
52
Turkey
53
Mechanically Separated Turkey
54
Soy Protein Concentrate
55
Or Less Of Food Starch Modified
56
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
57
Chicken Broth Powder
58
Chicken Broth
59
Natural Flavors
60
Flavoring
61
White Turkey Binders And Broth Added
62
White Turkey
63
Bread Cubes
64
Enriched Wheat Flour
65
Wheat Flour
66
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
67
Reduced Iron
68
Thiamin Mononitrate
69
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
70
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
71
Whole Wheat Flour
72
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
73
Vegetable Shortening
74
Palm Oil
75
Organic Onions
76
Yeast
77
Grain Vinegar
78
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
79
Sage
80
Organic Basil
81
Black Pepper
82
Milk
83
Soy
84
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

GRAVY: Water, Modified Corn Starch, Seasoning (Salt, Onion Powder, Cellulose Gum, Monosodium Glutamate, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Turkey Flavor [Flavor, Turkey Meat, Maltodextrin, Turkey Fat], Natural Flavor [includes Soy Lecithin], Spices, Paprika, Oleoresin Turmeric, Lactic Acid), Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Caramel Color, Turkey Flavor (Ground Turkey, Water, Safflower Oil, Flavor, Dry Turkey Broth), Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum. MASHED POTATOES: Water, Dehydrated Potatoes, Soybean Oil, Cream, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Mono and Diglycerides (from Vegetable Oil), Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate (to protect color), Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum, Mono - and Diglycerides, Sodium Benzoate, Soy Lecithin, BHT, Sodium Bisulfite, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Calcium Disodium EDTA, Corn Oil, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), Natural and Artificial Flavor. PEAS: Peas, Water, Sugar, Salt. DARK TURKEY: Dark Turkey Binders and Broth Added (Turkey, Mechanically Separated Turkey, Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Contains 2% or less of Modified Food Starch, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Chicken Broth Powder [Maltodextrin, Chicken Broth, Salt, Flavors], Flavoring). WHITE TURKEY: White Turkey Binders and Broth Added (White Turkey, Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Contains 2% or less of Modified Food Starch, Salt, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Chicken Broth Powder [Maltodextrin, Chicken Broth, Salt, Flavors], Flavoring). DRESSING: Bread Cubes (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Whole Wheat Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Vegetable Shortening [Palm Oil], Dehydrated Onions, Yeast, Grain Vinegar, Wheat Gluten, Sage, Basil, Black Pepper, Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

Categories

Meals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Turkey Meal

Neighbours outside Banquet with screening scores in the same high band as Turkey Meal (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Banquet; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHT is the first flagged ingredient selected from Turkey Meal's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 84-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHT. Open BHT
  • Compare Turkey Meal'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 0031000007379: 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.