Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters
Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters by Kayem Foods Inc. has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Meats and their products / Meats / Prepared meats / Sausages
How This Score Is Built
Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters 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). 4 of its 4 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 Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% 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
- Sodium Nitrite - Safety score: 2/5
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
Beef, water, and contains 2% or less of salt, dextrose, potassium lactate, spices, natural flavorings, sodium phosphate, extractives of paprika, sodium diacetate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), sodium nitrite, in a natural lamb casing.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters: 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: 3.5/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 4.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Kayem Foods Inc.
- Barcode
- 0030771010427
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 3.5/5, Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters sits behind 91% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 3.5/5 rating on Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Kayem, Old Tyme, Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters's 3.5/5 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.