Concern

Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage

by Rancher's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850031193451 · Rancher's · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850031193451 · Serving size 85g

The verdict

Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage by Rancher's scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 41-component record, beginning with Pork, Chopped Brisket, 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

31193451 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH sliced pepperoni giant · ±0 BOOK-OFF …193451 · July 2026

14 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 31193451 · 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: sliced pepperoni giant eagle brand · Nearest score peer is sliced pepperoni giant eagle brand at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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 & Pork Smoked Sausage: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage55/1002. sliced pepperoni giant eagle brand: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. sliced pepperoni giant ea…55/1003. Stuffed Pretzels Bread Sandwiches, Pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Stuffed Pretzels Bread Sa…55/1004. Whole Sweet Pickles: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Whole Sweet Pickles55/1005. Sweet Relish: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sweet Relish55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage (55/100 on 41 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage
55/100
sliced pepperoni giant eagle brand
55/100
Stuffed Pretzels Bread Sandwiches, Pizza
55/100
Whole Sweet Pickles
55/100
Sweet Relish
55/100

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. Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage scores 37.4 points below that category average (55/100 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

Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage 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 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pork
2
Chopped Brisket
3
Beef
4
Brisket Injected With Water
5
Black Pepper
6
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
9
Phosphate
10
Flavoring
11
Apple Juice Concentrate
12
Spice Blend
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Spices
15
Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide
16
Distilled Vinegar
17
Brown Sugar
18
Cane Sugar
19
Molasses
20
Worcestershire Sauce
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
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
23
Garlic Powder
24
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
25
Chili Pepper
26
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
27
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
28
Onion Powder
29
Soybean Oil
30
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
31
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
32
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
33
Guar Gum
34
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
35
Oleoresin Capsicum
36
Liquid Smoke
37
Water
38
Natural Hickory Smoke Concentrate
39
Cure Powder
40
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
41
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled

Full Ingredient List

Pork, chopped brisket (beef, brisket injected with water, black pepper, tapioca starch, salt, garlic, phosphate, natural flavoring), apple juice concentrate, spice blend (salt, sugar, spices, less than 2% silicon dioxide), distilled vinegar, brown sugar (cane sugar, molasses), Worcestershire sauce (dextrose, sugar, caramel color, salt, garlic powder, spices, hydrolyzed corn protein, chili pepper, xanthan gum, citric acid, onion powder, soybean oil, silicon dioxide), caramel color, citric acid, dextrose, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, guar gum, potassium sorbate, oleoresin capsicum, liquid smoke (water, hickory smoke concentrate), water, salt, black pepper, cure powder (salt, sodium nitrite, FD&C Red #3).

Categories

Meats and their products Prepared meats Sausages

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage

Neighbours outside Rancher's near Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Rancher's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage'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 Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Beef & Pork Smoked Sausage's 3 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 0850031193451: 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.