Caution

Lean Turkey Ham

by Jennie-O

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0205531605988 · Jennie-O · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0205531605988 · Serving size 2 ONZ (56 g)

The verdict

Lean Turkey Ham by Jennie-O scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 12 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 12-component label led by Turkey Thigh Meat With A Portion Of Ground Turkey Thigh Trim Added, Water, Or Less Modified Food Starch; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 12 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

31605988 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lean Turkey Ham label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 12 ing. REG-PART 58% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 49% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Impact Whey Isolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …605988 · July 2026

7 of 12 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 31605988 · 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: Impact Whey Isolate · Nearest score peer is Impact Whey Isolate 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Lean Turkey Ham: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lean Turkey Ham80/1002. Impact Whey Isolate: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Impact Whey Isolate80/1003. Herb Crusted Cod: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Herb Crusted Cod80/1004. Tofurky, bbq chick'n pocket sandwiches: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Tofurky, bbq chick'n pock…80/1005. POT PIE: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. POT PIE80/100
High-band neighbours for Lean Turkey Ham (80/100) outside Jennie-O.
Chart values as text

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

Lean Turkey Ham
80/100
Impact Whey Isolate
80/100
Herb Crusted Cod
80/100
Tofurky, bbq chick'n pocket sandwiches
80/100
POT PIE
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Lean Turkey Ham scores 12.4 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.4/100), 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 Meats and their products products

Lean Turkey Ham lists 12 ingredients on its label

12 51st percentile a longer ingredient list than 51% of the 11,159 products we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Above this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Above this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Above this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 12 (51st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Turkey thigh meat with a portion of ground turkey thigh trim added, water, contains 2% or less modified food starch, potassium lactate, dextrose, salt, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, natural smoke flavoring, sodium nitrite.

Other products containing Turkey Thigh Meat With A Portion Of Ground Turkey Thigh Trim Added

Turkey Thigh Meat With A Portion Of Ground Turkey Thigh Trim Added is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meats and their products Meats Prepared meats

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lean Turkey Ham

Neighbours outside Jennie-O with screening scores in the same high band as Lean Turkey Ham (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Jennie-O; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Lean Turkey Ham's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 12-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Lean Turkey Ham's 2 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 0205531605988: 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.