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Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke

by Hormel

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0037600117470 · Hormel · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0037600117470 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (28 g)

The verdict

Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke by Hormel scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 53-component record, beginning with Sauce, Water, Skim Milk. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 53 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00117470 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 53 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Egg White Lysozyme PHOTO-FINISH Medium thick & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …117470 · July 2026

17 of 53 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Egg White Lysozyme). Source sheet 00117470 · 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: Medium thick & chunky salsa · Nearest score peer is Medium thick & chunky salsa at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Hormel, gatherings, dip, …100/1002. Medium thick & chunky salsa: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Medium thick & chunky sal…100/1003. Black bean & corn salsa: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Black bean & corn salsa100/1004. Peanut Butter Spread: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Peanut Butter Spread100/1005. Super chunk peanut butter: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Super chunk peanut butter100/100
High-band neighbours for Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke (100/100) outside Hormel.
Chart values as text

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

Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke
100/100
Medium thick & chunky salsa
100/100
Black bean & corn salsa
100/100
Peanut Butter Spread
100/100
Super chunk peanut butter
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke scores 1.7 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Condiments products

Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke lists 53 ingredients on its label

53 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 346 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Condiments 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

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 53 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 products (1%)

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 27,084 Condiments 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

1
Sauce
2
Water
3
Skim Milk
4
Cream
5
Natural Flavor
6
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
7
Modified Food Starch
8
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
9
Sweet Cream Solids
10
Natural Flavors
11
Cheddar Cheese
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Cheese Cultures
14
Buttermilk Solids
15
Butter
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
Soybean Oil
18
Corn Syrup Solids
19
Sodium Alginate
20
Yeast Extract
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
Guar Gum
24
Pasteurized Milk
25
Cultures
26
Enzymes
27
Gum Arabic
28
Mono - And Diglycerides
29
Disodium Phosphate
30
Propylene Glycol Alginate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Approved
31
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
32
Artichokes
33
Bacon
34
Cured With Water
35
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
36
Sodium Nitrite. May Also Contain Smoke Flavoring
37
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
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
39
Brown Sugar
40
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
41
Flavoring
42
Spinach
43
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
44
Or Less Of Antimicrobial Blend
45
Cultured Dextrose
46
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
47
Egg White Lysozyme
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ENZYME
Listed
48
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS
49
Nisin
Preservative
Safe
50
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
51
Preservative
52
Soy Lecithin
53
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

Sauce (water, skim milk, cream, natural flavor [maltodextrin, modified food starch, whey, sweet cream solids, natural flavors, cheddar cheese {milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes}, modified food starch, buttermilk solids, butter, sodium phosphate, hydrogenated soybean oil, contains less than 2% corn syrup solids, sodium alginate, yeast extract, lactic acid, soybean oil, guar gum], contains less than 2% maltodextrin, yeast extract, corn syrup solids, soybean oil, salt, pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, water, yeast extract, natural flavors, gum arabic, mono - and diglycerides, disodium phosphate, propylene glycol alginate, xanthan gum), artichokes, water, bacon (cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. may also contain smoke flavoring, sugar, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, flavoring), spinach, soybean oil, modified cornstarch, flavoring, contains 2% or less of antimicrobial blend (maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, sodium diacetate, salt, egg white lysozyme, nisin preparation [salt, nisin]), potassium sorbate (preservative), soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative).

Categories

Condiments Sauces Dips Groceries

High-score cross-brand comparables for Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke

Neighbours outside Hormel with screening scores in the same high band as Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hormel; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Hormel, gatherings, dip, bacon, spinach, artichoke has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its Condiments category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0037600117470: 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.