Safe

FRIED CHICKEN

by Stouffer's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800100399 · Stouffer's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800100399 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (251 g)

The verdict

FRIED CHICKEN by Stouffer's scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 60-component record, beginning with Fried Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat, Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Water. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 60 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

90/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00100399 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

FRIED CHICKEN label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Baked chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …100399 · July 2026

17 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 00100399 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Baked chicken · Nearest score peer is Baked chicken at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. FRIED CHICKEN: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. FRIED CHICKEN90/1002. Baked chicken: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Baked chicken90/1003. Herb Roasted Chicken: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Herb Roasted Chicken90/1004. Spaghetti with Meat Sauce: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Spaghetti with Meat Sauce90/1005. Signature Roasted Turkey Breast with herb dressing and cinnamon apples: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Signature Roasted Turkey …90/100
High-band neighbours for FRIED CHICKEN (90/100) outside Stouffer's.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

FRIED CHICKEN
90/100
Baked chicken
90/100
Herb Roasted Chicken
90/100
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
90/100
Signature Roasted Turkey Breast with herb dressing and cinnamon apples
90/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. FRIED CHICKEN scores 2.9 points below that category average (90/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

FRIED CHICKEN lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 60 (89th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 7,008 Frozen foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Fried Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat
2
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
3
Water
4
Enriched Wheat Flour
5
Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Reduced Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Modified Food Starch
12
Yellow Corn Flour
13
Or Less Of Salt
14
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
15
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
16
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
17
Chicken Flavor
18
Chicken Broth
19
Chicken Powder
20
Natural Flavor
21
Sodium Phosphates
22
Spices
23
Paprika Extracts
24
Yeast
25
Xanthan Gum. Breading Set In Vegetable Oil
26
Potatoes
27
Cream
28
2% Or Less Of Chicken Broth
29
Skim Milk
30
Organic Onions
31
Chicken Fat
32
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
34
Sour Cream
35
Cultured Cream
36
Enzymes
37
Bleached Wheat Flour
38
Soybean Oil
39
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
40
Mono - And Diglycerides
41
Potato Maltodextrin
42
Seasoning
43
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
44
Enzyme Modified Butterfat
45
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
46
Chicken And Chicken Broth
47
Chicken Broth
48
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
49
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
50
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
51
Cultured Whey
52
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
53
Natural Flavors
54
Onion Powder
55
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
56
Wheat
57
Soybeans
58
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
59
Turmeric
60
Annatto And Turmeric Color

Full Ingredient List

Fried chicken breast patties with rib meat (chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], modified food starch, yellow corn flour, wheat flour, contains 1% or less of salt, isolated soy protein, rice starch, dextrose, chicken flavor [dried chicken broth, chicken powder, flavor], sodium phosphates, spices, paprika extracts, yeast, xanthan gum. breading set in vegetable oil), potatoes, water, cream, 2% or less of chicken broth, skim milk, onions, chicken fat, modified cornstarch, salt, sour cream (cultured cream, skim milk, enzymes), bleached wheat flour, soybean oil, modified tapioca starch, mono - and diglycerides, potato maltodextrin, seasoning (maltodextrin, flavor, enzyme modified butterfat), caramel color, maltodextrin, spices, chicken and chicken broth (water, chicken broth), autolyzed yeast extract, carrageenan, potassium chloride, cultured whey, dried garlic, natural flavors, onion powder, soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), xanthan gum, turmeric, dextrose, annatto and turmeric color.

Other products containing 2% Or Less Of Chicken Broth

2% Or Less Of Chicken Broth is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for FRIED CHICKEN

Neighbours outside Stouffer's with screening scores in the same high band as FRIED CHICKEN (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Stouffer's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from FRIED CHICKEN's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare FRIED CHICKEN's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0013800100399: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.