Vermont Curry Sauce Mix
by House Foods
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Vermont Curry Sauce Mix by House Foods 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
Vermont Curry Sauce Mix by House Foods 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, Vermont Curry Sauce 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
| 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 | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Vegetable oil (palm oil, canola oil, soy lecithin), wheat flour, sugar, salt, corn starch, curry powder (spices, coriander seed, garlic, dried tangerine peel, ajowan seed), sugar and milk powder mixture (sugar, whole milk powder, salt, skim milk powder), caramel color, monosodium glutamate, whole milk powder, defatted soybean, yeast extract, natural and artificial flavors, honey, cheese product (dextrin, enzyme modified cheese (cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whole milk powder, salt), yeast extract, corn starch, salt), soy lecithin, roasted onion powder (onion flake, dextrin, natural flavor), onion seasoning (onion extract, dextrin, soy sauce (soybean, wheat, salt), yeast extract, corn starch, salt, garlic extract, onion flavor), tomato powder, onion powder (onion flake, soybean powder), sucrose fatty acid esters, fruit paste (banana, sugar, processed honey, tomato paste, fermented milk, citric acid, salt), citric acid, glycerin fatty acid esters, brown roux (palm oil, skim milk powder, wheat flour, dextrose anhydrous glucose), cocoa powder (processed with alkali), sesame paste, tomato seasoning (dextrin, tomato extract, yeast extract, corn starch, salt), protein hydrolysate (soy protein hydrolysate, dextrin, monosodium glutamate), apple paste (apple puree, citric acid), spices, skim milk powder, garlic powder (garlic flake, soybean powder, glucose, maltose), roasted garlic powder (garlic flake, dextrin, natural flavor), onion extract (onion extract, yeast extract), cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), paprika color, soy sauce seasoning (protein hydrolysate (wheat, soybean, yeast extract, palm oil, onion, sugar, salt, dextrin), vegetable oil (corn oil, sesame oil), soy sauce (wheat, soybean), dextrin, yeast extract, sugar, salt, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), disodium inosinate, tomato extract (tomato extract, palm oil, salt, sugar, yeast extract).
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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