Safe

Orange Chicken

by Lean Cuisine

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800798732 · Lean Cuisine · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800798732 · Serving size 1 package (283 g)

The verdict

Orange Chicken by Lean Cuisine scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 67 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 67-component record, beginning with Cooked Sesame Breaded Chicken Tenderloins, Chicken Tenderloins, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 67 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.

00798732 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Orange Chicken label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 67 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-RARE Orange Peel PHOTO-FINISH RIP'S RANCH HAND · ±0 BOOK-OFF …798732 · July 2026

19 of 67 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Orange Peel). Source sheet 00798732 · 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: RIP'S RANCH HAND BEEF AND CHEESE PASTA BAKE · Nearest score peer is RIP'S RANCH HAND BEEF AND CHEESE PASTA BAKE 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: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Orange Chicken100/1002. RIP'S RANCH HAND BEEF AND CHEESE PASTA BAKE: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. RIP'S RANCH HAND BEEF AND…100/1003. Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Gluten Free Macaroni and …100/1004. Ultimate Five Cheese Mac: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ultimate Five Cheese Mac100/1005. Meat Lovers Lasagna: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Meat Lovers Lasagna100/100
High-band neighbours for Orange Chicken (100/100) outside Lean Cuisine.
Chart values as text

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

Orange Chicken
100/100
RIP'S RANCH HAND BEEF AND CHEESE PASTA BAKE
100/100
Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese
100/100
Ultimate Five Cheese Mac
100/100
Meat Lovers Lasagna
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 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 lists 67 ingredients on its label

67 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 67 (93rd 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
Cooked Sesame Breaded Chicken Tenderloins
2
Chicken Tenderloins
3
Water
4
Wheat Flour
5
Yellow Corn Flour
6
Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour
7
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Reduced Iron
9
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
2% Or Less Of Sesame Seeds
13
Modified Food Starch
14
Seasoning
15
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
16
Wheat
17
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
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Natural Flavor
20
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
21
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Chicken Broth
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Sesame Oil
25
Chicken Fat
26
Leavening
27
Cream Of Tartar
28
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
29
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
30
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
31
Roasted Sesame Oil
32
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
33
Sodium Phosphates
34
Garlic Powder
35
Onion Powder
36
Yeast
37
Soybean Oil
38
Whole Eggs
39
Paprika And Annatto Extractives
40
Cooked Enriched Long Grain Rice
41
Rice
42
Iron
43
Thiamin Mononitrate
44
Dried Red Bell Peppers
45
Yellow Carrots
46
Edamame Soybeans
47
Orange Juice Concentrate
48
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
49
Soybeans
50
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
51
Chili Garlic Sauce
52
Salted Chili Peppers
53
Chili Peppers
54
Rice Vinegar
55
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
56
Corn Starch
57
White Vinegar
58
Honey
59
Molasses
60
Ginger Puree
61
Organic Ginger
62
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
63
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
64
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
65
Spices
66
Orange Peel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
67
Orange Oil

Full Ingredient List

Cooked sesame breaded chicken tenderloins (chicken tenderloins, water, wheat flour, yellow corn flour, bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], 2% or less of sesame seeds, modified food starch, seasoning [dried soy sauce {soybeans, wheat, salt}, maltodextrin, salt, natural flavor, autolyzed yeast extract, modified food starch, fructose, dried chicken broth, sugar, sesame oil, chicken fat], salt, leavening [cream of tartar, sodium bicarbonate], isolated soy protein, rice starch, roasted sesame oil, dextrose, sodium phosphates, garlic powder, onion powder, yeast, soybean oil, dried whole eggs, paprika and annatto extractives), cooked enriched long grain rice (water, rice, iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid), water, red bell peppers, yellow carrots, edamame soybeans, orange juice concentrate, sugar, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), modified cornstarch, chili garlic sauce (salted chili peppers [chili peppers, salt], sugar, water, rice vinegar, dried garlic, salt, corn starch), white vinegar, sesame oil, honey, molasses, ginger puree (ginger, water, citric acid), garlic, potassium chloride, spices, orange peel, orange 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

Neighbours outside Lean Cuisine with screening scores in the same high band as Orange Chicken (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Lean Cuisine; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Orange Chicken has a longer ingredient list than 93% 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 0013800798732: 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.