Beef Shepherd's Pie
Beef Shepherd's Pie by Trader Joe's has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.7 out of 5, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.
- Safety score 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Meals / Frozen foods / Combination Meals / Frozen ready-made meals
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Beef Shepherd's Pie, 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Beef Shepherd's Pie sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.7 Top 87% higher than 13% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Shepherd's Pie, Filling (Cooked Beef [Beef, Beef Broth, Salt], Gravy [Water,, Mushrooms, Cornstarch, Onions,, Tomatoes{Tomatoes, Tomato, Puree, Salt, Citric Acid},, Mushroom Base{Sauteed, Mushroom, Organic Maltodextrin,, Olive Oil, Yeast Extract, Salt,, Mushroom Concentrate, Organic, Cane Sugar, Onion Powder, Black, Pepper}, Garlic, Sugar, Thyme]),, Vegetable Blend [Peas, Corn,, Carrot, Green Beans,]), Beef, Base{Roasted Beef, Beef Stock, Concentrate, Salt, Yeast Extract,, Maltodextrin, Sunflower Oil,, Sugar, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic,, Dried Whey, Caramel Color, Celery, Seed, Black Pepper}), Mashed, Potato (Potato (Salt), Milk, [Milk, Vitamin D3], Cornstarch, Garlic, Puree, Parsley, Black Pepper).
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Beef Shepherd's Pie: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.7/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 3.
Product Details
- Brand
- Trader Joe's
- Barcode
- 00362603
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Beef Shepherd's Pie's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Beef Shepherd's Pie's 3.7/5 average puts it in the lower 87%, 0.42 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Beef Shepherd's Pie's 3.7/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Beef Shepherd's Pie's mapped ingredients average out to 3.7/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.