Homestyle Stuffing
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Homestyle Stuffing receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.
What the Data Says About
Homestyle Stuffing carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, Homestyle Stuffing 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 C 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Chicken broth (water, less than 2% of chicken including natural chicken juices, salt, chicken fat, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin [from corn], dried whey [milk], natural flavoring, turmeric, chicken fat, extract of rosemary [natural flavoring], hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, thiamin hydrochloride [vitamin b1], tricalcium phosphate, artificial flavor, yeast extract), turkey broth (water, roasted turkey meat including natural turkey juices, salt, maltodextrin [corn], sugar, chicken fat, modified food starch, natural flavoring, dried whey [milk], caramel color), bread cubes (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola and/or sunflower oil, yeast, high fructose corn syrup, 2% or less of salt, calcium propionate [preservative], rosemary extractives to preserve freshness, ascorbic acid, enzymes), celery, onion, margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), modified corn starch, seasoning (spices, salt, dehydrated onion, dextrose, natural flavor [dextrose, salt, autolyzed yeast extract], cultured whey), dehydrated parsley, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, spice, turmeric.
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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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