Barbecue Beans With Hickory Bbq Beef
by Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Barbecue Beans With Hickory Bbq Beef by Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue 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
Barbecue Beans With Hickory Bbq Beef by Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue 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, Barbecue Beans With Hickory Bbq Beef 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
Beans (prepared navy beans, water, sugar, tomato paste, salt, corn syrup, pork, paprika, vinegar, calcium chloride added to help maintain firmness, dextrose, natural flavorings, onion powder, garlic powder), beef (smoked and fully cooked), tomato ketchup (tomato concentrate (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, onion powder, spices, and natural flavoring), sugar, water, barbecue sauce (water, tomato paste, cane sugar, distilled vinegar, brown sugar, spice blend (sugar, spice including chili pepper, dehydrated garlic and onion), hot sauce (aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic), salt, molasses, worcestershire sauce concentrate (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor sulfating agent), natural smoke flavor, starch, caramel color, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), chili powder (spices, including chili pepper, garlic, onion powder, paprika), potassium sorbate (preservative).
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.