Tyson NOVA 4

Gravy Mix

Gravy Mix: 4/5 ingredient safety

Gravy Mix by Tyson has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

Gravy Mix draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 7 of its 7 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Gravy Mix sits nationally

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

4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 7 tracked ingredients
7
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
6
Low Risk / Safe
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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

beef, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, chicken, wheat flour, corn syrup solids, palm oil, salt, buttermilk, maltodextrin (from corn), black pepper, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), sugar, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, mono and diglycerides, niacin, reduced iron, soybean oil, thiamin mononitrate, yeast, fried in vegetable oil, gravy mix (modified food starch, wheat flour, corn syrup solids, palm oil, salt, buttermilk, maltodextrin (from corn), black pepper, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), sugar, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, mono and diglycerides, niacin, reduced iron, soybean oil, thiamin mononitrate), buttermilk blend (buttermilk, whey), calcium propionate (preservative), dextrose, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), oat fiber, wheat gluten, caramel color, onion powder, garlic powder, spice, paprika extract (color)

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Gravy 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
Tyson
Barcode
0023700060297
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Gravy Mix rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Gravy Mix's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4/5 rating on Gravy Mix?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Gravy Mix's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, 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.