Spicy texas gumbo with sausage & chicken

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Spicy texas gumbo with sausage & chicken receives a safety score of 85/100 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
0862555000245
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BOWL (227 g)

What the Data Says About

Spicy texas gumbo with sausage & chicken carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Spicy texas gumbo with sausage & chicken 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Spicy texas gumbo with sausage & chicken
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken And Sausage Gumbo
2
Cooked Seasoned Beans With Uncured Bacon
3
Water
4
Pinto Beans
5
Parboiled Rice
6
Organic Onions
7
Diced Tomatoes {Tomatoes
8
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
9
Citric Acid}
10
Olive Oil
11
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Cane Sugar
13
Celery Powder
14
Cherry Powder}
15
Tomato Paste
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Black Pepper
18
Cilantro
19
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
20
Jalapeno
21
Seasoning Mix {Salt
22
Spices
23
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
24
Paprika
25
Onion
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Natural Flavors
28
Msg
29
Natural Lemon Oil Flavor
30
Okra
31
Cumin
32
Organic Basil
33
Cooked Seasoned Diced Chicken
34
Chicken
35
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
36
Natural Flavor
37
Spice
38
Cooked Jalapeno Sausage
39
Pork
40
Jalapeno Peppers {Jalapeno Peppers
41
Sodium Benzoate}
42
Sodium Phosphate
43
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Granulated Garlic
45
Jalapeno Peppers
46
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
47
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
48
Jalapeno Slices

Full Ingredient List

Chicken and sausage gumbo (cooked seasoned beans with uncured bacon [water, pinto beans, parboiled rice, onions, diced tomatoes {tomatoes, calcium chloride, citric acid}, olive oil, uncured bacon with no added nitrates or nitrites except those naturally occurring in sea salt and celery powder {pork, water, sea salt, natural cane sugar, celery powder, cherry powder}, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, seasoning mix {salt, spices, dextrose, paprika, dried onion, dried garlic, natural flavors, monosodium glutamate, natural lemon oil flavor, citric acid}, okra, cumin, basil], cooked seasoned diced chicken [chicken, water, olive oil, rice starch, salt, natural flavor, spice], cooked jalapeno sausage [pork, water, jalapeno peppers {jalapeno peppers, water, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate}, spices, salt, sodium phosphate, sugar, granulated garlic, dehydrated jalapeno peppers, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite], jalapeno slices).

Categories

Frozen foods

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