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Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken

by Lean cousine Nestlé

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800166111 · Lean cousine Nestlé · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800166111 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (255 g)

The verdict

Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken by Lean cousine Nestlé scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Water, Cooked Sesame Breaded Chicken Tenderloins, Chicken Tenderloins. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 52 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

00166111 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 19% LEAD-RARE Orange Peel PHOTO-FINISH Chicken parm · ±0 BOOK-OFF …166111 · July 2026

10 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Orange Peel). Source sheet 00166111 · 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: Chicken parm · Nearest score peer is Chicken parm 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. Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Orange chicken with roast…100/1002. Chicken parm: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken parm100/1003. Classic Cheese Ravioli with tomato sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Classic Cheese Ravioli wi…100/1004. Chicken Enchilada Suiza: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chicken Enchilada Suiza100/1005. Shrimp Scampi: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Shrimp Scampi100/100
High-band neighbours for Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken (100/100) outside Lean cousine Nestlé.
Chart values as text

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

Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken
100/100
Chicken parm
100/100
Classic Cheese Ravioli with tomato sauce
100/100
Chicken Enchilada Suiza
100/100
Shrimp Scampi
100/100

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. Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 81st percentile a longer ingredient list than 81% 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: 52 (81st 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

1
Water
2
Cooked Sesame Breaded Chicken Tenderloins
3
Chicken Tenderloins
4
Wheat Flour
5
Yellow Corn Flour
6
Sesame Seeds
7
Or Less Of Soy Sauce
8
Wheat
9
Soybeans
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Corn Starch
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Roasted Sesame Oil
14
Leavening
15
Cream Of Tartar
16
Baking Soda
17
Rice Flour
18
Garlic Powder
19
Onion Powder
20
Paprika
21
Lemon Juice Concentrate
22
Natural Flavor
23
Soybean Oil
24
Yeast
25
Orange Juice Concentrate
26
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
27
Chili Garlic Sauce
28
Salted Chili Peppers
29
Chili Peppers
30
Rice Vinegar
31
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
White Vinegar
33
Honey
34
Molasses
35
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
36
Organic Ginger
37
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
38
Orange Peel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
39
Dried Red Bell Peppers
40
Spices
41
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
42
Cooked Enriched Long Grain Rice
43
Rice
44
Iron
45
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
48
Red Peppers
49
Yellow Carrots
50
Edamame Soybeans
51
Almonds
52
Sesame Oil

Full Ingredient List

Sauce and chicken: water, cooked sesame breaded chicken tenderloins (chicken tenderloins, water, wheat flour, yellow corn flour, sesame seeds, contains 2% or less of soy sauce [wheat, soybeans, salt], corn starch, salt, sugar, roasted sesame oil, leavening [cream of tartar, baking soda], rice flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavor, soybean oil, yeast), orange juice concentrate, sugar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), corn starch, chili garlic sauce (salted chili peppers [chili peppers, salt], sugar, water, rice vinegar, dried garlic, salt, corn starch), white vinegar, honey, molasses, garlic, ginger, potassium chloride, orange peel, dried red bell peppers, spices, citric acid, orange oil. rice and vegetable mix: cooked enriched long grain rice (water, rice, iron, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid), red peppers, yellow carrots, edamame soybeans, almonds, sesame oil.

Other products containing Cooked Sesame Breaded Chicken Tenderloins

Cooked Sesame Breaded Chicken Tenderloins 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 Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken

Neighbours outside Lean cousine Nestlé with screening scores in the same high band as Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken (100/100 here). No other Lean cousine Nestlé products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Orange chicken with roasted almonds, edamame and rice in a sweet & spicy asian-style orange sauce, orange chicken has a longer ingredient list than 81% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0013800166111: 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.