Lawry's Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Buffalo Seasoning Mix

Buffalo Seasoning Mix: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Buffalo Seasoning Mix by Lawry's has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above 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 Buffalo Seasoning Mix, 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 Buffalo Seasoning Mix sits nationally

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

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
4
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

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

SUGAR, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ONION, GARLIC, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES (INCLUDING CHILI PEPPER AND RED PEPPER), CITRIC ACID, HYDROLYZED WHEAT GLUTEN, VINEGAR, HONEY, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHEAT STARCH, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, SOY LECITHIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY FLOUR, AND YEAST EXTRACT.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Buffalo Seasoning Mix: 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
Lawry's
Barcode
0021500011976
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Buffalo Seasoning Mix above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.5/5, Buffalo Seasoning Mix sits ahead of 71% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Buffalo Seasoning Mix?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4.5/5 average places Buffalo Seasoning Mix in 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.