Caution

Black Forest Ham, Black Forest

by Farmington

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0051933362123 · Farmington · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0051933362123 · Serving size 4 slices (50 g)

The verdict

Black Forest Ham, Black Forest by Farmington scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 12 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 12-component label led by Ham, Water, Salt; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

75/100
Caution safety score
3
Few flagged · of 12 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0051933362123
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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

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.

33362123 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Black Forest Ham, Black Forest label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 12 ing. REG-MOST 67% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 49% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Ginger Evans, Holiday · ±0 BOOK-OFF …362123 · July 2026

8 of 12 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 33362123 · 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: Ginger Evans, Holiday Red Rich & Creamy Frosting · Nearest score peer is Ginger Evans, Holiday Red Rich & Creamy Frosting 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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Black Forest Ham, Black Forest: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Black Forest Ham, Black F…75/1002. Ginger Evans, Holiday Red Rich & Creamy Frosting: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ginger Evans, Holiday Red…75/1003. Strawberry Pastry Crisps: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Strawberry Pastry Crisps75/1004. J. Higgs, Potato Chips, Honey Heat Barbecue: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. J. Higgs, Potato Chips, H…75/1005. Splash-Out!, Drink Mix, Wild Cherry: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Splash-Out!, Drink Mix, W…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Black Forest Ham, Black Forest (75/100 on 12 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Black Forest Ham, Black Forest
75/100
Ginger Evans, Holiday Red Rich & Creamy Frosting
75/100
Strawberry Pastry Crisps
75/100
J. Higgs, Potato Chips, Honey Heat Barbecue
75/100
Splash-Out!, Drink Mix, Wild Cherry
75/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Black Forest Ham, Black Forest scores 17.4 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 92.4/100), 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 Meats and their products products

Black Forest Ham, Black Forest lists 12 ingredients on its label

12 51st percentile a longer ingredient list than 51% of the 11,159 products we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Above this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Above this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Above this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products 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

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 12 (51st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Ham, Water, Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Dextrose, Carrageenan, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Honey, Caramel Color.

Categories

Meats and their products Prepared meats

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Black Forest Ham, Black Forest

Neighbours outside Farmington near Black Forest Ham, Black Forest's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Farmington; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Black Forest Ham, Black Forest's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 12-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Black Forest Ham, Black Forest's 3 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 0051933362123: 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.