Safe

Beef Pot Roast

by Boston Market

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0738912022345 · Boston Market · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0738912022345 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (425 g)

The verdict

Beef Pot Roast by Boston Market scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 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 59-component record, beginning with Water, Beef And Modified Food Starch Product, Beef. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 59 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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

12022345 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Beef Pot Roast label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 12% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Cereal, crunchy honey · ±0 BOOK-OFF …022345 · July 2026

10 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 12022345 · 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: Cereal, crunchy honey roasted · Nearest score peer is Cereal, crunchy honey roasted at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out 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. Beef Pot Roast: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Beef Pot Roast95/1002. Cereal, crunchy honey roasted: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cereal, crunchy honey roa…95/1003. Taco Meat: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Taco Meat95/1004. Tallarico's, chili hot dog sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Tallarico's, chili hot do…95/1005. Beef Flavor Soup Base, Beef: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Beef Flavor Soup Base, Be…95/100
High-band neighbours for Beef Pot Roast (95/100) outside Boston Market.
Chart values as text

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

Beef Pot Roast
95/100
Cereal, crunchy honey roasted
95/100
Taco Meat
95/100
Tallarico's, chili hot dog sauce
95/100
Beef Flavor Soup Base, Beef
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Beef Pot Roast scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Beef Pot Roast lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 88th percentile a longer ingredient list than 88% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (88th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Beef And Modified Food Starch Product
3
Beef
4
Less Than 2% Modified Food Starch
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Sodium Phosphate
7
Onion Powder
8
Garlic Powder
9
Potato Flakes And Granules
10
Potatoes
11
Mono And Diglycerides
12
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
13
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
14
Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite
15
Bha And Bht
16
Green Beans
17
Carrots
18
Celery
19
Less Than 2% Of Onions
20
Milk Solids
21
Cream
22
Milkfat
23
Nonfat Milk
24
Tomato Paste
25
Unsalted Butter
26
Natural Flavor
27
Vegetable Base
28
Dehydrated Vegetables
29
Onion
30
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
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
32
Corn Oil
33
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Autolyzed Yeast Extract And Natural Flavorings
35
Modified Food Starch
36
Dried Beef Stock
37
Dried Beef Stock
38
Yeast Extract
39
Beef Broth Flavor
40
Beef Broth
41
Natural Flavor
42
Beef Base
43
Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock
44
Hydrolyzed Soy
45
Corn And Wheat Protein
46
Autolyzed Yeast Extract Flavorings
47
Oleoresin Of Celery Seed
48
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
49
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
50
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
51
Stock Concentrate
52
Veal
53
Chicken And Beef Stocks
54
Molasses
55
Granulated Garlic
56
Granulated Onion
57
Spices
58
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
59
Celery Seed

Full Ingredient List

Water, beef and modified food starch product (beef, water, less than 2% modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate, onion powder, garlic powder), potato flakes and granules (potatoes, mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid, freshness preserved with sodium bisulfite, bha and bht), green beans, carrots, celery, less than 2% of onions, milk solids (cream, milkfat, nonfat milk), tomato paste, unsalted butter (cream, natural flavor), vegetable base (vegetables [carrots, celery, onion], sugar, maltodextrin, corn oil, salt, cornstarch, autolyzed yeast extract and natural flavorings), modified food starch, beef stock (concentrated beef stock, yeast extract, salt, corn oil), salt, beef broth flavor (beef broth, flavor, salt), beef base (roasted beef and concentrated beef stock, salt, hydrolyzed soy, corn and wheat protein, corn oil, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract flavorings [contains oleoresin of celery seed], maltodextrin, whey, dextrose, caramel color), maltodextrin, stock concentrate (concentrated veal, chicken and beef stocks, salt, sugar, yeast extract, natural flavor, modified food starch, onion powder, molasses), granulated garlic, granulated onion, sugar, spices, xanthan gum, celery seed.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Beef Pot Roast

Neighbours outside Boston Market with screening scores in the same high band as Beef Pot Roast (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Boston Market; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Beef Pot Roast's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Beef Pot Roast'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 0738912022345: 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.