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Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo

by Cozy Spoon Hyvee

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0075450089431 · Cozy Spoon Hyvee · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0075450089431 · Serving size 1 Serving (453.592 g)

The verdict

Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo by Cozy Spoon Hyvee scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 78 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 78-component record, beginning with Water, Tomatoes, Diced Tomatoes. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

45/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 78 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

45/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

50089431 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 78 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Potassium Bromate PHOTO-FINISH Pink lemonade sugar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …089431 · July 2026

22 of 78 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Bromate). Source sheet 50089431 · 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: Pink lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, pink lemonade · Nearest score peer is Pink lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, pink lemonade 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cajun style chicken & sau…45/1002. Pink lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, pink lemonade: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pink lemonade sugar free,…45/1003. Low Calorie Drink Mix: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Low Calorie Drink Mix45/1004. Pink lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, pink lemonade: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pink lemonade sugar free,…45/1005. Lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, lemonade: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Lemonade sugar free, low …45/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo (45/100 on 78 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo
45/100
Pink lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, pink lemonade
45/100
Low Calorie Drink Mix
45/100
Pink lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, pink lemonade
45/100
Lemonade sugar free, low calorie drink mix, lemonade
45/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo scores 48.6 points below that category average (45/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo lists 78 ingredients on its label

78 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 78 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 45/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 78 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Tomatoes
3
Diced Tomatoes
4
Tomato Juice
5
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
6
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
7
Smoked Sausage
8
Pork
9
Beef
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
12
Flavorings
13
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
14
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
15
Paprika
16
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
17
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
18
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
19
Chicken
20
Okra
21
Parboiled White Rice
22
Enriched With Iron
23
Ferric Orthophosphate
24
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Thiamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
27
Onion
28
Green Bell Pepper
29
Food Starch-modified
30
With Erythorbic Acid Added
31
Tomato Paste
32
Celery
33
Flour
34
Bleached Wheat Flour
35
Potassium Bromate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
Avoid Approved
36
Enzyme
37
Liquid Shortening
38
High Oleic Canola Oil
39
Soybean Oil
40
Soybean Oil
41
Soybean Lecithin
42
Natural And Artificial Butter Flavor
43
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
44
Beta Carotene
45
Color
46
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Cayenne Pepper Sauce
48
Aged Cayenne Peppers
49
Distilled Vinegar
50
Garlic Powder
51
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
52
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
53
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
54
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein With Sunflower Oil Added
55
Red Pepper
56
Carrot Powder
57
Oleoresin Carrot
58
Chicken Fat Flavor
59
Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten
60
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
61
Chicken Fat
62
Sodium Phosphate
63
Spices
64
Natural Flavors
65
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
66
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
67
Black Pepper
68
Onion Powder
69
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
70
Ethoxyquin
ANTIOXIDANT
Approved
71
Turmeric Powder
72
Oleoresin Turmeric
73
Yeast Extract
74
White Pepper
75
Bay Leaf
76
Dehydrated Parsley
77
Thyme
78
Oregano

Full Ingredient List

Water, tomatoes (diced tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), smoked sausage (pork, water, beef, salt, contains less than 2% of corn syrup, flavorings, potassium lactate, dextrose, paprika, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), chicken, okra, parboiled white rice (enriched with iron [ferric orthophosphate], niacin, thiamine, folic acid), onion, green bell pepper, food starch-modified (with erythorbic acid added), tomato paste, celery, flour (bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme), liquid shortening (high oleic canola oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soybean lecithin, natural and artificial butter flavor, tbhq, citric acid, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), salt, cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder), garlic, sugar, hydrolyzed corn protein (hydrolyzed corn protein with sunflower oil added), red pepper, carrot powder (salt, oleoresin carrot [color]), chicken fat flavor (hydrolyzed corn gluten, salt, maltodextrin, chicken fat, sodium phosphate, spices, sugar, natural flavors, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), black pepper, onion powder, paprika (silicon dioxide, ethoxyquin), turmeric powder (salt, oleoresin turmeric [color]), yeast extract, white pepper, bay leaf, parsley, thyme, oregano.

Categories

Meals Soups

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo

Neighbours outside Cozy Spoon Hyvee in the same lower screening band as Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo (45/100). No other Cozy Spoon Hyvee products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Potassium Bromate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 78-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Potassium Bromate. Open Potassium Bromate
  • Compare Cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo soup, cajun style chicken & sausage gumbo'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 0075450089431: 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.