Safe

Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs

by Loma Lunda

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0845561000713 · Loma Lunda · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0845561000713 · Serving size 1 LINK (31 g)

The verdict

Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs by Loma Lunda scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Water, Egg Whites, Textured Vegetable Protein. 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 41 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

90/100

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.

61000713 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Vegetarian prime stakes · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000713 · July 2026

12 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 61000713 · 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: Vegetarian prime stakes · Nearest score peer is Vegetarian prime stakes 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. Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Veja Links Vegetarian Hot…90/1002. Vegetarian prime stakes: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Vegetarian prime stakes90/1003. Prime Stakes Vegetarian Alternative: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Prime Stakes Vegetarian A…90/1004. Worthington, Loma Linda, Veja-Links Vegetable & Protein Grain Links: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Worthington, Loma Linda, …90/1005. Redi-Burger: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Redi-Burger90/100
High-band neighbours for Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs (90/100) outside Loma Lunda.
Chart values as text

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

Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs
90/100
Vegetarian prime stakes
90/100
Prime Stakes Vegetarian Alternative
90/100
Worthington, Loma Linda, Veja-Links Vegetable & Protein Grain Links
90/100
Redi-Burger
90/100

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. Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs scores 2.4 points below that category average (90/100 vs. 92.4/100), 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 Meats and their products products

Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 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: 41 (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 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Egg Whites
3
Textured Vegetable Protein
4
Soy Protein Isolate
5
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
Water For Hydration
7
Soybean Oil
8
Corn Syrup Solids
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Or Less Of Oat Flour
11
Corn Starch
12
Guar Gum
13
Yeast Extract
14
Sodium Alginate
15
Spices
16
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
17
Natural Smoke Flavor
18
Paprika Color
19
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
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
22
Garlic Powder
23
Natural Flavors From Non-meat Sources
24
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
25
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
26
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
27
Spice Extractives
28
Vitamins And Minerals
29
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Iron
31
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
32
Vitamin B1
33
Thiamin Mononitrate
34
Vitamin B6
35
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Vitamin B2
37
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Vitamin B12
39
Cyanocobalamin
40
Wheat Fiber
41
Red #3 For Color

Full Ingredient List

Links: water, egg whites, textured vegetable protein (soy protein isolate, wheat gluten, water for hydration), soybean oil, corn syrup solids, salt. contains 2% or less of oat flour, corn starch, guar gum, yeast extract, sodium alginate, spices, disodium inosinate, natural smoke flavor, paprika color, caramel color, sugar, dextrose, garlic powder, natural flavors from non-meat sources, carrageenan, disodium guanylate, hydrolyzed soy protein, spice extractives, vitamins and minerals (niacinamide, iron [ferrous sulfate], vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], vitamin b12 [cyanocobalamin]), wheat fiber, red #3 for color, nonfat dry milk broth: water, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, natural smoke flavor, caramel color, red #3 for color.

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs

Neighbours outside Loma Lunda with screening scores in the same high band as Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs (90/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Loma Lunda; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Veja Links Vegetarian Hot Dogs'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 0845561000713: 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.