Asiago Turkey

by York Street Market

55
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Asiago Turkey by York Street Market receives a safety score of 55/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients 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
19055671
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
240g

What the Data Says About

Asiago Turkey by York Street Market carries a composite safety score of 55/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 3 flagged ingredients 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, Asiago Turkey 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 Asiago Turkey
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 55/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
Ro Turkey
2
Turkey Breast
3
Turkey Broth And 2% Or Less Of: Salt
4
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
5
Modified Food Starch
6
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
7
Sodium Citrate
8
Sodium Phosphate
9
Flavoring
10
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
11
Italian Hero Plain Enriched Wheat Flour
12
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Iron
14
Alc
15
Thiamin
16
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Folic Acid Wheat
18
Water
19
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Milk
21
Corn Flour
22
Cysteine
Preservative
Safe
23
Potassium Bromate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
Avoid Approved
24
Yea Soybean Oil
25
Evaporated Salt
26
Granulated Sugar
27
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
Wheat Flour
29
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Ammonium Sulfate
30
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
31
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
32
Ada
33
Enzymes 'Wheat
34
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
35
Soybean Oil
36
Asiago Cheese
37
Asiago Heese
38
Cui Tured Milk
39
Enzymes
40
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
41
. Armelized Onions
42
Onion
43
Canola Oil
44
Brown Sugar
45
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
46
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
47
Strained Yogurt Pasteurized Skimmed Cow's Milk
48
Milk Protein
49
Yogurt Culture
50
Dried Cream Cheese
51
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
52
Milk Cream
53
Milk Proteins
54
Cheese Culture
55
Mozzarella Cheese
56
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
57
Cheese Cultures
58
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
59
Parmesan Cheese
60
Pasteurized Cow's A K
61
Spinach
62
Artichokes Ater
63
Organic Onions
64
Sea Alt
65
Pepper

Full Ingredient List

RO TURKEY(TURKEY BREAST, TURKEY BROTH AND 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVORING, SODIUM DIACETATE)), ITALIAN HERO PLAIN ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, ALC, THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID WHEAT), WATER, WHEY (MILK), CORN FLOUR, CYSTEINE, POTASSIUM BROMATE (MILK), YEA SOYBEAN OIL, EVAPORATED SALT, GRANULATED SUGAR, CALCIUM SULFATE, WHEAT FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: AMMONIUM SULFATE, ASCORBIC ACID, AZODICARBONAMIDE (ADA), ENZYMES 'WHEAT), L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, SOYBEAN OIL), ASIAGO CHEESE (ASIAGO HEESE(CUI TURED MILK, ENZYMES, SALT)). ARMELIZED ONIONS (ONION (72%), CANOLA OIL, BROWN SUGAR, CITRIC ACID), SPINACH & ARTICHOKE DIP (STRAINED YOGURT PASTEURIZED SKIMMED COW'S MILK, MILK PROTEIN, YOGURT CULTURE), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, MILK CREAM, MILK PROTEINS, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, SALT, RENNET, CHEESE CULTURES, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S A K, SALT, RENNET), SPINACH, ARTICHOKES ATER, ONIONS, SEA ALT, PEPPER)

Categories

Meats and their products Meats Sandwiches Poultry sandwiches Turkey sandwiches

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