Big Y Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Boneless Petite Ham Slices

Boneless Petite Ham Slices: 3.3/5 ingredient safety

Boneless Petite Ham Slices by Big Y has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.3 out of 5, 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is A, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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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 Boneless Petite Ham Slices, 4 of its 4 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 Boneless Petite Ham Slices sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3.3 Top 93% higher than 7% 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

3.3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.3 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
A
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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

WATER, SALT, DEXTROSE, BROWN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM NITRITE.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Boneless Petite Ham Slices: 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.

Product Details

Brand
Big Y
Barcode
0018894329671
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Boneless Petite Ham Slices's safety score compare to other products?

Boneless Petite Ham Slices scores 3.3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 93% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 3.3/5 rating on Boneless Petite Ham Slices?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Boneless Petite Ham Slices's 3.3/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Mixed Evidence 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.