Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato
by Kern's
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0053859261030 · Kern's · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato by Kern's scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 17 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 17-component label is layered, beginning with Filtered Water, High-fructose corn syrup, Tomato Paste. 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.
- 70/100
- Caution safety score
- 2
- Few flagged · of 17 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
48/100
Grade D
Ingredient Safety
70/100
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.
59261030 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato label screening desk
8 of 17 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carboxymethyl Cellulose). Source sheet 59261030 · 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: whey protein isolate pumpkin spice · Nearest score peer is whey protein isolate pumpkin spice 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.
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.
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
How It Compares to Its Category
Among the 32,623 products we've scored in the Beverages category, the average safety score is 90.5/100. Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato scores 20.5 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 90.5/100), 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 Beverages products
Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato lists 17 ingredients on its label
17 85th percentile a longer ingredient list than 85% of the 16,917 products we track
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Distribution as text
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- 161 products (1%)
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- 40 and above
- 418 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 16,917 Beverages 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 70/100 score is built
Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 17 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
Filtered water, high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, monosodium glutamate, sugar, citric acid, celery salt, clam extract, salt, carboxymethyl cellulose, spices, vinegar, ascorbic acid, onion powder, garlic powder, red 40, caramel color.
Other products containing Clam Extract
Clam Extract is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 62 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.
Categories
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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato
Neighbours outside Kern's near Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kern's; these peers cross brands.
Same mid-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (2 flagged of 17 on 0053859261030).
Medium-label peers (9–20 ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (17 on 0053859261030).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Carboxymethyl Cellulose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 17-ingredient record.
- Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carboxymethyl Cellulose. Open Carboxymethyl Cellulose
- Compare Kern's, tomato clam cocktail, tomato'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 0053859261030: 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.