Caution

Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage

by Southern Home

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0607880032628 · Southern Home · Canned foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0607880032628 · Serving size 1 cup (245 g)

The verdict

Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage by Southern Home scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 51-component record, beginning with Water, Grilled White Chicken Meat, Cooked Chicken Meat. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 51 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

80032628 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Premium Corned Beef · ±0 BOOK-OFF …032628 · July 2026

11 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 80032628 · 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: Premium Corned Beef · Nearest score peer is Premium Corned Beef 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Gumbo, chunky grilled chi…85/1002. Premium Corned Beef: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Premium Corned Beef85/1003. Croutons: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Croutons85/1004. Nutty Crunch Trail Mix: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Nutty Crunch Trail Mix85/1005. Smoked Sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Smoked Sausage85/100
High-band neighbours for Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage (85/100) outside Southern Home.
Chart values as text

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

Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage
85/100
Premium Corned Beef
85/100
Croutons
85/100
Nutty Crunch Trail Mix
85/100
Smoked Sausage
85/100

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. Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 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 Canned foods products

Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 58 products (2%). Below this entry. 4–6: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 6–8: 148 products (5%). Below this entry. 8–10: 226 products (8%). Below this entry. 10–12: 301 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 233 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 246 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 182 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 165 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 116 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 124 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 78 products (3%). Below this entry. 32–34: 95 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 65 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 49 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 61 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 123 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Canned foods 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

2,784 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 51 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
58 products (2%)
4–6
123 products (4%)
6–8
148 products (5%)
8–10
226 products (8%)
10–12
301 products (11%)
12–14
233 products (8%)
14–16
246 products (9%)
16–18
182 products (7%)
18–20
165 products (6%)
20–22
133 products (5%)
22–24
133 products (5%)
24–26
123 products (4%)
26–28
116 products (4%)
28–30
124 products (4%)
30–32
78 products (3%)
32–34
95 products (3%)
34–36
65 products (2%)
36–38
49 products (2%)
38–40
61 products (2%)
40 and above
123 products (4%)

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 2,784 Canned foods 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Grilled White Chicken Meat
3
Cooked Chicken Meat
4
Modified Food Starch
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
7
Sodium Phosphate
8
Diced Tomatoes
9
Tomatoes
10
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
11
Rice
12
Andouille Sausage
13
Pork
14
Spices
15
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
16
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
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Dried Onion And Garlic Powder
19
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
20
Spice Extractives
21
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
22
Tomato Concentrate
23
Water Tomato Paste
24
Celery
25
Okra
26
Green Bell Peppers
27
Green Chiles
28
Jalapeno Peppers
29
Organic Onions
30
Dried Red Bell Peppers
31
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
32
Yeast Extract
33
Flavoring
34
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
35
Vegetable Flavor Blend
36
Dehydrated Vegetables
37
Carrot
38
Onion
39
Natural Flavor
40
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
41
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
42
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
43
Garlic Powder
44
Carrot Powder
45
Spice
46
Onion Powder
47
Dehydrated Parsley
48
Beta Carotene
49
For Color
50
Wheat Flour
51
Red Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Water, grilled white chicken meat (cooked chicken meat, water, modified food starch, salt, isolated soy protein, sodium phosphate), diced tomatoes (tomatoes, calcium chloride), rice, andouille sausage (pork, water, salt, spices, hydrolyzed soy protein, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, dextrose, sugar, onion and garlic powder, natural hickory smoke flavor, spice extractives, sodium nitrite), tomato concentrate (water tomato paste), celery, okra, green bell peppers, contains less than 2% of: green chiles, sugar, jalapeno peppers, dehydrated onions, red bell peppers, potassium chloride, yeast extract, flavoring, maltodextrin, salt, vegetable flavor blend (vegetables [carrot, celery, onion], natural flavor), sea salt, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, garlic powder, carrot powder, spice, onion powder, dehydrated parsley, beta carotene (for color), wheat flour, red pepper, natural flavor.

Other products containing Vegetable Flavor Blend

Vegetable Flavor Blend is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 10 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Canned foods Meals Soups Canned meals Canned soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage

Neighbours outside Southern Home with screening scores in the same high band as Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Southern Home; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Gumbo, chunky grilled chicken & sausage's 1 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 0607880032628: 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.