Caution

Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo

by Fresh Food Market

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0761088191843 · Fresh Food Market · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0761088191843 · Serving size 1 cup (245 g)

The verdict

Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo by Fresh Food Market scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 72 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 72-component record, beginning with Water, Tomato Sauce, Organic Tomato Puree. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 72 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

88191843 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 72 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Chicken Salad · ±0 BOOK-OFF …191843 · July 2026

12 of 72 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 88191843 · 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: Chicken Salad · Nearest score peer is Chicken Salad 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.

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. Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chef's Recipe Seafood Gum…70/1002. Chicken Salad: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken Salad70/1003. Fruta: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Fruta70/1004. Goslings, Diet Ginger Beer: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Goslings, Diet Ginger Beer70/1005. Diet Soda, Grapefruit: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Diet Soda, Grapefruit70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo (70/100 on 72 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo
70/100
Chicken Salad
70/100
Fruta
70/100
Goslings, Diet Ginger Beer
70/100
Diet Soda, Grapefruit
70/100

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. Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 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 Meals products

Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo lists 72 ingredients on its label

72 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 72 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 72 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Tomato Sauce
3
Organic Tomato Puree
4
Tomato Juice
5
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Onion Powder
7
Naturally Derived Citric Acid
8
Garlic Powder
9
Andouille Sausage
10
Pork
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Spices
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
BHA
Avoid GRAS
15
BHT
Caution GRAS
16
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
17
Organic Onions
18
Celery
19
Green Bell Pepper
20
Shrimp
21
Organic Basmati Rice
22
Butter Blend
23
Liquid And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
24
Butter
25
Cream
26
Annatto Color
27
Nonfat Dry Milk
28
Soy Lecithin
29
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
30
Sodium Benzoate And Citric Acid
31
Preservatives
32
Artificial Flavor
33
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Beta Carotene
35
Color
36
Okra
37
Shrimp Base
38
Cooked Shrimp With Juices
39
Potato Flour
40
Yeast Extract
41
Dry Whey
42
Unsalted Butter
43
Flavoring
44
Flavoring
45
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
46
Salt And Paprika
47
Tomato Paste
48
Lemon Juice
49
Pasteurized Lemon Juice
50
Fish Stock Base
51
Pollack
52
Fish Stock
53
Soybean Oil
54
Natural Flavor
55
Modified Food Starch
56
Unbleached Wheat Flour
57
Malted Barley Flour
58
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
59
Reduced Iron
60
Thiamin Mononitrate
61
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
62
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
63
Gumbo File
64
Sassafras
65
Organic Ground
66
Cultured Dextrose
67
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
68
Paprika
69
Black Pepper
70
Cayenne Pepper
71
Fennel Seed
72
White Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Water, tomato sauce (tomato puree [water], tomato juice, sea salt, onion powder, naturally derived citric acid, garlic powder), andouille sausage (pork, water, salt, spices, sugar, bha, bht, citric acid [to protect flavor]), onions, celery, green bell pepper, shrimp, basmati rice, butter blend (liquid and partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, butter [cream, salt, annatto color], nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and citric acid [preservatives], artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, beta carotene [color]), okra, shrimp base (cooked shrimp with juices, potato flour, yeast extract, dry whey, unsalted butter [cream, natural flavoring], flavoring, hydrolyzed wheat protein, salt and paprika), tomato paste (water, salt, citric acid), lemon juice (pasteurized lemon juice), fish stock base (pollack, fish stock), salt, soybean oil, onion powder, potato flour, yeast extract, natural flavor), sugar, modified food starch, unbleached wheat flour (malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), gumbo file (sassafras, ground), cultured dextrose, maltodextrin, salt, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, fennel seed, white pepper.

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo

Neighbours outside Fresh Food Market near Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Fresh Food Market; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 72-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Chef's Recipe Seafood Gumbo's 2 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 0761088191843: 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.