Winco foods, country with sausage gravy mix

by Winco Foods

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Winco foods, country with sausage gravy mix by Winco Foods receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0070552901193
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Tbsp (9 g)

What the Data Says About

Winco foods, country with sausage gravy mix by Winco Foods carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Winco foods, country with sausage gravy mix 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Winco foods, country with sausage gravy mix
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 80/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Creamer
2
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
3
Corn Syrup Solids
4
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Milk
6
Mono And Diglycerides
7
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Food Starch-modified
10
Wheat Flour
11
Imitation Sausage
12
Textured Vegetable Protein
13
Soy Flour
14
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
15
Soybean Oil
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Water
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Hydrolyzed Corn-soy-wheat Protein
20
Natural Flavors
21
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
22
Sausage
23
Pork
24
Spices
25
Guar Gum
26
Sodium Phosphate
27
Chicken Fat Powder
28
Chicken Fat
29
Nonfat Milk
30
Spice And Coloring
31
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
32
Dextrose. Monosodium Glutamate
33
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
34
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
35
As A Coloring
36
Onion
37
Malt Extract
38
Barley
39
. Torula Yeast. Disodium Inosinate
40
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved

Full Ingredient List

Creamer (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [milk], mono and diglycerides, dipotassium phosphate, soy lecithin), food starch-modified, wheat flour, imitation sausage (textured vegetable protein [soy flour, caramel color], soybean oil, salt, water, sugar, hydrolyzed corn-soy-wheat protein, natural flavors), salt, maltodextrin, dehydrated sausage (pork, salt, spices, guar gum, sodium phosphate), chicken fat powder (chicken fat, nonfat milk, natural flavors), spice and coloring, hydrolyzed soy protein, dextrose. monosodium glutamate, autolyzed yeast extract, titanium dioxide (as a coloring), dehydrated onion, natural flavors, malt extract (barley). torula yeast. disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate.

Categories

Condiments Dried products Dried products to be rehydrated Sauces Dehydrated sauces Groceries

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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