Safe

Smothered Potato

by Boston Market

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0738912022659 · Boston Market · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0738912022659 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (397 g)

The verdict

Smothered Potato by Boston Market scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 63-component record, beginning with Water, Baked Russet Potatoes, Half And Half. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 63 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

12022659 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Smothered Potato label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-RARE Mustard Flour PHOTO-FINISH Hot Red Chili · ±0 BOOK-OFF …022659 · July 2026

13 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Mustard Flour). Source sheet 12022659 · 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: Hot Red Chili Hummus · Nearest score peer is Hot Red Chili Hummus 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Smothered Potato: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Smothered Potato100/1002. Hot Red Chili Hummus: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Hot Red Chili Hummus100/1003. Kalamata Olive Hummus: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Kalamata Olive Hummus100/1004. Vegan Mac 'N Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Vegan Mac 'N Cheese100/1005. Tallarico's, pizza sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Tallarico's, pizza sauce100/100
High-band neighbours for Smothered Potato (100/100) outside Boston Market.
Chart values as text

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

Smothered Potato
100/100
Hot Red Chili Hummus
100/100
Kalamata Olive Hummus
100/100
Vegan Mac 'N Cheese
100/100
Tallarico's, pizza sauce
100/100

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. Smothered Potato scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Smothered Potato lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% 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: 63 (91st 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

1
Water
2
Baked Russet Potatoes
3
Half And Half
4
Milk
5
Cream
6
Seasoned Cooked Beef Crumbles
7
Beef
8
Seasoning
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
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
11
Yeast Extract
12
Spice
13
Onion Powder
14
Garlic Powder
15
Natural Flavor
16
Tomato Paste
17
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
18
American Cheese
19
Pasteurized Milk
20
Cheese Culture
21
Enzymes
22
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
23
Sodium Phosphate
24
Milkfat
25
Sodium-alginate
26
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
27
Apocarotenal
28
Color
29
Cooked Red Beans
30
Water
31
Tomatoes
32
Tomato Juice
33
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
34
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
35
Less Than 2% Of Canola Oil
36
Cheddar Club Cheese
37
Cheddar Cheese
38
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
39
Modified Food Starch
40
Organic Onions
41
Bell Peppers
42
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
43
Beef Broth Flavor
44
Beef Broth
45
Natural Flavor
46
Chili Powder
47
Chili Peppers
48
Spices
49
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
50
Paprika
51
Worcestershire Sauce
52
Dried Vinegar
53
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
54
Soybeans
55
Wheat
56
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
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
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
60
Cheese Flavor
61
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
62
Nonfat Dry Milk
63
Disodium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Water, baked russet potatoes, half and half (milk, cream), seasoned cooked beef crumbles (beef, water, seasoning [salt, dextrose, yeast extract, spice, onion powder, garlic powder, natural flavor]), tomato paste, pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of milkfat, salt, sodium-alginate, lactic acid, apocarotenal [color]), cooked red beans (with water), tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), less than 2% of canola oil, cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto [color]), modified food starch, onions, bell peppers, sea salt, beef broth flavor (beef broth, flavor, salt), chili powder (chili peppers, spices, salt, garlic powder), garlic (garlic, water, citric acid), yeast extract, paprika, worcestershire sauce (water, vinegar, soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt], sugar, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, natural spices), spices, xanthan gum, mustard flour, cheese flavor (maltodextrin, nonfat dry milk, milkfat, natural flavor, salt, disodium phosphate), annatto (color).

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Smothered Potato

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

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Smothered Potato has a longer ingredient list than 91% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0738912022659: 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.