Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon
by H-E-B
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041220189465 · H-E-B. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon by H-E-B scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 26 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 26-component label is layered, beginning with 11g, Dv, Are Based On A 2. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.
- 85/100
- Caution safety score
- 1
- One flagged · of 26 analyzed
- 0041220189465
- Barcode (UPC/EAN)
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
85/100
Grade A
Ingredient Safety
85/100
FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening
Processing Level
N/A
NOVA food-processing classification
Nutrition Grade
N/A
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.
20189465 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon label screening desk
4 of 26 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 20189465 · 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: Pepperoni · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni 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.
No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.
This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.
Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood
Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish
Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon lists 26 ingredients on its label
26 81st percentile a longer ingredient list than 81% of the 359,392 products we track
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Distribution as text
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- 6,050 products (2%)
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- 40 and above
- 24,241 products (7%)
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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
How the 85/100 score is built
Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 26 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
ns nutrition dium facts amount/serving % daily value* amount/serving % daily value* total fat 5g saturated fat 2g 8% total carbohydrate 0g 10% 0% 0% dietary fiber 0g serving size 1 fried slice (11g) servings per container about 33 trans fat og calories 60 calories from fat 45 *percent daily values (dv) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, p, sugars 0g cholesterol 10mg sodium 200mg 3% protein 4g 8% ayer ке vitamin a 0% vitamin c 0% calcium 0% iron 0% cured with: water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, made with pride and care for h-e-bº, san antonio, texas 78204 safe handling instructions this product was prepared from inspected and passed meat and/or poultry, some food products may contain bacteria that could cause illness if the product is mishandled or cooked improperly, for your protection, follow these safe handling instructions, keep refrigerated or frozen, thaw in refrigerator or microwave, cook thoroughly, 00% f you aren't completely pleased with this product, we'll be happy io replace it or refund your money, uarane you have our word on it, rrom keep raw meat or poultry separate from other foods, wash working surfaces (including cutting boards), utensils and hands after touching raw meat or poultry, charles brat keep hot foods hot, refrigerate leftovers immediately or discard,
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High-score cross-brand comparables for Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon
Neighbours outside H-E-B with screening scores in the same high band as Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within H-E-B; these peers cross brands.
Same high-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (1 flagged of 26 on 0041220189465).
Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (26 on 0041220189465).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 26-ingredient record.
- Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
- Compare Naturally Hickory and Mesquite smoke original thick cut bacon's 1 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 0041220189465: 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.