Gorton's, seafood appetizers, stuffed shrimp, stuffed shrimp

by Gorton's, Gorton's Of Gloucester

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Gorton's, seafood appetizers, stuffed shrimp, stuffed shrimp by Gorton's, Gorton's Of Gloucester 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
0044400161206
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
4 ONZ (113 g)

What the Data Says About

Gorton's, seafood appetizers, stuffed shrimp, stuffed shrimp by Gorton's, Gorton's Of Gloucester 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, Gorton's, seafood appetizers, stuffed shrimp, stuffed shrimp 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Gorton's, seafood appetizers, stuffed shrimp, stuffed shrimp
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 D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Breadcrumb Coating
2
Shrimp
3
Cheese Stuffing. Breadcrumb Coating: Wheat Flour
4
Soybean Oil
5
Water
6
Garlic Powder
7
Onion Powder
8
Yellow Corn Flour
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Cultured Buttermilk
12
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
13
Spices
14
Yeast
15
Baking Powder
16
Baking Soda
17
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
18
Natural Flavor
19
Dehydrated Parsley
20
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
21
Parmesan And Romano Cheese
22
Milk
23
Cheese Culture
24
Enzymes
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Vinegar. Shrimp: Shrimp
27
Sodium Di-
28
Tri-
29
And Polyphosphate
30
To Retain Moisture
31
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
32
Preservative
33
. Cheese Stuffing: Monterey Jack Cheese
34
Cultured Milk
35
Dried Cream Cheese
36
Milk And Cream
37
Stabilizers
38
Carob Bean
39
Xanthan
40
Guar Gums
41
Breadcrumbs
42
Wheat Flour
43
Vinegar
44
Onion
45
Yellow Corn Meal
46
Tomato Powder
47
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

Full Ingredient List

Breadcrumb coating, shrimp, cheese stuffing. breadcrumb coating: wheat flour, soybean oil, water, garlic powder, onion powder, yellow corn flour, sugar, salt, cultured buttermilk, whey, spices, yeast, baking powder (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), natural flavor, parsley, maltodextrin, parmesan and romano cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), dehydrated garlic, vinegar. shrimp: shrimp, sodium di-, tri-, and polyphosphate (to retain moisture), sodium bisulfite (preservative). cheese stuffing: monterey jack cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), cream cheese (milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean, xanthan, and/or guar gums)], breadcrumbs (wheat flour, salt, vinegar, baking soda, yeast, natural flavor), dehydrated onion, yellow corn meal, salt, sugar, tomato powder, onion powder, garlic powder, spices, natural flavor, parsley, citric acid, maltodextrin.

Categories

Frozen foods

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