Roasted turkey
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Roasted turkey 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
Roasted turkey 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, Roasted turkey 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 A 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 | A | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Carrots (carrots, soybean oil, xanthan gum, parsley), gravy (water, turkey, onion, modified corn starch, chicken base [chicken including chicken juices, chicken fat, sugar, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed corn gluten, dried whey, natural flavoring, yeast extract], vegetable base [sauteed vegetables {carrots, celery, onion}, sugar, maltodextrin, corn oil, salt, corn starch, yeast extract, natural flavoring], tomato paste, spices, tomatoes [sun dried tomatoes, salt], turkey base [turkey meat including turkey juices, turkey fat, sea salt, yeast extract, natural flavoring, vegetable extract, turmeric {color}], garlic [garlic, citric acid], torula yeast, xanthan gum, soybean oil), cornbread stuffing (cornbread [enriched wheat flour {niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, soybean oil, water, corn meal, sugar, egg whites, eggs, invert sugar, nonfat dry milk, baking powder {sodium acid pyrophpsphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate}, salt, sodium propionate {preservative}], water, croutons [enriched wheat flour {wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, water, dextrose, vital wheat gluten, yeast, salt], onion, raisins [raisins, sunflower oil], chicken base [chicken including chicken juices, chicken fat, sugar, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed corn gluten, dried whey, natural flavoring, yeast extract], butter [cream, natural flavors], spices), cooked turkey (turkey breast, water, seasoning [autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrinm salt, turkey flavor, turkey stock, flavor, gum arabic], modified food starch, salt, canola oil, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, natural flavoring, paprika).
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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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