Caution

Pork Chops

by Jack Daniel's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0814567010675 · Jack Daniel's · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0814567010675 · Serving size 5 ONZ (140 g)

The verdict

Pork Chops by Jack Daniel's scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 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 42-component record, beginning with Cured Pork Chops With Natural Juices, Pork Injected With Water, Sodium Phosphate. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

67010675 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pork Chops label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Yogurt smoothie · ±0 BOOK-OFF …010675 · July 2026

8 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 67010675 · 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: Yogurt smoothie · Nearest score peer is Yogurt smoothie 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 assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Pork Chops: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pork Chops80/1002. Yogurt smoothie: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Yogurt smoothie80/1003. Prune with cereal Drinkable yogurt: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Prune with cereal Drinkab…80/1004. Buy fresh produce inc, gourmet on the go! salads, chef salad, turkey, ham, eggs, swiss cheese and ranch dressing: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Buy fresh produce inc, go…80/1005. Sweetly Traditional Cupcake: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sweetly Traditional Cupca…80/100
High-band neighbours for Pork Chops (80/100) outside Jack Daniel's.
Chart values as text

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

Pork Chops
80/100
Yogurt smoothie
80/100
Prune with cereal Drinkable yogurt
80/100
Buy fresh produce inc, gourmet on the go! salads, chef salad, turkey, ham, eggs, swiss cheese and ranch dressing
80/100
Sweetly Traditional Cupcake
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Pork Chops scores 12.4 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.4/100), 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 Meats and their products products

Pork Chops lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 11,159 products we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products 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

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cured Pork Chops With Natural Juices
2
Pork Injected With Water
3
Sodium Phosphate
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Modified Food Starch
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Cure
8
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
9
Fd&c 3 Red Dye
10
Sodium Erthorbate
11
Rubbed With
12
Black Pepper
13
Brown Sugar
14
Paprika
15
Garlic Powder
16
Instant Coffee
17
Onion Powder
18
Worcestershire Powder
19
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
20
Worcestershire Sauce
21
Distilled Vinegar
22
Molasses
23
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
24
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
25
Spices
26
Tamarind
27
Natural Flavor And Sulfiting Agents
28
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
29
Whiskey Glaze
30
Water
31
Apple Cider Vinegar
32
Onion
33
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
34
Wheat
35
Soybeans
36
Corn Starch
37
Vegetable Oil
38
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
39
Tennessee Whiskey
40
Lemon Juice
41
Caramel Color Black Pepper
42
Cayenne Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Cured pork chops with natural juices (pork injected with water, sodium phosphate, salt, modified food starch, sugar, cure [salt, sodium nitrite, fd&c 3 red dye], sodium erthorbate), rubbed with (black pepper, salt, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, instant coffee, onion powder, worcestershire powder [maltodextrin, worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor and sulfiting agents), and silicon dioxide]), whiskey glaze (sugar, water, apple cider vinegar, onion, molasses, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), modified food starch, corn starch, vegetable oil, garlic, tennessee whiskey, lemon juice, caramel color black pepper, cayenne pepper).

Categories

Meats and their products Meats

High-score cross-brand comparables for Pork Chops

Neighbours outside Jack Daniel's with screening scores in the same high band as Pork Chops (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Jack Daniel's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pork Chops's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Pork Chops'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 0814567010675: 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.