Heinz NOVA 4

Home-style pork gravy

Home-style pork gravy: 2.5/5 ingredient safety

Home-style pork gravy by Heinz has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 2.5 out of 5, 1.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 1.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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Product Insight: Home-style pork gravy

Home-style pork gravy by Heinz is tracked in PlainIngredients with 2 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 2.5 out of 5, a Caution-to-High-Risk tier driven by one or more flagged ingredients. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 0 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 1.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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2.5
Caution
Average ingredient safety: 2.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
0
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

2
Monosodium Glutamate (621)
Flavor Enhancer · Caution
3
Caramel Color (E150a-d)
Color Additive · Mixed

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, pork stock, modified corn starch, enriched bleached wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, monosodium glutamate, beef fat, caramel color, sugar, chicken fat, pork, natural flavor, onion powder, spices,

Product Details

Brand
Heinz
Barcode
0013000798907
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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