Bookbinder's, restaurant style seafood pepper pot

by Bookbinder's

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Bookbinder's, restaurant style seafood pepper pot by Bookbinder's 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.

Barcode
07150586
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (149 g)

What the Data Says About

Bookbinder's, restaurant style seafood pepper pot by Bookbinder's 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, Bookbinder's, restaurant style seafood pepper pot 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 C 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

Composite safety metrics for Bookbinder's, restaurant style seafood pepper pot
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 C OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Fish Broth
2
Water
3
Cooked Fish
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Flavoring
8
Yeast Extract
9
Onion Powder
10
Cod Fish
11
Tomatoes
12
Carrots
13
Cooked Macaroni
14
Semolina
15
Wheat
16
Durum Flour
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Iron
19
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Thiamin Mononitrate
21
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
23
Potatoes
24
Corn Starch
25
Dehydrated Bell Pepper
26
Wheat Flour
27
Margarine
28
Soybean Oil
29
Palm Oil
30
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
31
Mono And Diglycerides
32
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
33
Preservative
34
Artificial Butter Flavor
35
Beta Carotene
36
Color
37
And Vitamin A Palmitate
38
Onion
39
Worcestershire Sauce
40
Vinegar
41
Molasses
42
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
43
Anchovies
44
Tamarind Extract
45
Spices
46
Garlic Powder
47
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
48
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
49
And Natural Flavors
50
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
51
Dehydrated Parsley
52
And Oleoresin Paprika

Full Ingredient List

Fish broth (water, cooked fish, salt, whey, sugar, natural flavoring, yeast extract, onion powder), cod fish, tomatoes, carrots, cooked macaroni (semolina (wheat), durum flour, niacin, iron (ferrous sulfate), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), potatoes, modified corn starch, bell pepper, wheat flour, margarine (soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, lecithin, mono and diglycerides, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial butter flavor, beta carotene (color) and vitamin a palmitate), onion, salt, worcestershire sauce (vinegar, water, molasses, corn syrup, salt, contains less than 2% anchovies, tamarind extract, sugar, spices, garlic powder, caramel color, xanthan gum, and natural flavors), spices, autolyzed yeast extract, parsley, and oleoresin paprika.

Categories

Meals Stews

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial