Legendary bacon sauce

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Legendary bacon sauce receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0855974003140
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Tbsp (15 ml)

What the Data Says About

Legendary bacon sauce carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Legendary bacon sauce is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Legendary bacon sauce
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Aged Cayenne Pepper Hot Sauce
3
Aged Cayenne Peppers
4
Distilled Vinegar
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Spice
7
Garlic Powder
8
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
9
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Tomato Paste
11
Chili Peppers
12
Soybean & Modified Palm Oil Margarine
13
Soybean Oil
14
Palm Oil
15
Soy Protein
16
Soy Lecithin
17
Monoglycerides
18
Natural Flavor
19
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Vitamin D3
21
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
22
Brown Sugar
23
Less Than 2%: Sugar
24
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Fancy Molasses
26
Mustard
27
Spices
28
Blackstrap Molasses
29
Natural And Artificial Flavor
30
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
31
Onion Powder
32
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
33
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
34
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
35
Spice Extract
36
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
37
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
38
Red # 40. To Maintain Freshness: Potassium Sorbate. Sodium Benzoate

Full Ingredient List

Water, aged cayenne pepper hot sauce (aged cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, spice, garlic powder, xanthan gum), high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, chili peppers, distilled vinegar, soybean & modified palm oil margarine (soybean oil, modified palm oil, water, salt, soy protein, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3), salt, invert sugar, brown sugar, less than 2%: sugar, modified cornstarch, fancy molasses, mustard, spices, blackstrap molasses, natural and artificial flavor, citric acid, soybean oil, xanthan gum, onion powder, corn syrup, malic acid, hydrolyzed corn protein, spice extract, disodium inosinate and guanylate, caramel color, red # 40. to maintain freshness: potassium sorbate. sodium benzoate.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Groceries

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial