Concern

Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper

by Van De Kamp's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0019600921554 · Van De Kamp's · Seafood. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0019600921554 · Serving size 1 FILLET (141 g)

The verdict

Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper by Van De Kamp's scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Cod, Fish, Breading. 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

50/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

00921554 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH PEPPERONI PIZZA · ±0 BOOK-OFF …921554 · July 2026

10 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 00921554 · 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: PEPPERONI PIZZA · Nearest score peer is PEPPERONI PIZZA at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Van de kamp's, cod fillet…50/1002. PEPPERONI PIZZA: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. PEPPERONI PIZZA50/1003. Delux Pizza: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Delux Pizza50/1004. Sausage Pizza: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sausage Pizza50/1005. Bean & cheese burritos, bean & cheese: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bean & cheese burritos, b…50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper (50/100 on 41 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper
50/100
PEPPERONI PIZZA
50/100
Delux Pizza
50/100
Sausage Pizza
50/100
Bean & cheese burritos, bean & cheese
50/100

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. Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper scores 42.9 points below that category average (50/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Seafood products

Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 4,524 products we track

0–2: 39 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,326 products (29%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,158 products (26%). Below this entry. 6–8: 327 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 167 products (4%). Below this entry. 10–12: 156 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 185 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 129 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 124 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 74 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 77 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 75 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 53 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 56 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 52 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 37 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 25 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 20 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 180 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Seafood 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

4,524 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 41 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
39 products (1%)
2–4
1,326 products (29%)
4–6
1,158 products (26%)
6–8
327 products (7%)
8–10
167 products (4%)
10–12
156 products (3%)
12–14
185 products (4%)
14–16
129 products (3%)
16–18
152 products (3%)
18–20
124 products (3%)
20–22
112 products (2%)
22–24
74 products (2%)
24–26
77 products (2%)
26–28
75 products (2%)
28–30
53 products (1%)
30–32
56 products (1%)
32–34
52 products (1%)
34–36
37 products (1%)
36–38
25 products (1%)
38–40
20 products (0%)
40 and above
180 products (4%)

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 4,524 Seafood 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cod
2
Fish
3
Breading
4
Bleached Wheat Flour
5
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
6
Black Pepper
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Yellow Corn Flour
9
Corn Syrup Solids
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Yeast
12
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
13
Natural Butter Flavor
14
Butter
15
Cream
16
Lemon Juice
17
Nonfat Milk
18
Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto
19
Natural Flavor
20
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Flour Predust
23
Corn Starch
24
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Garlic Powder
26
Onion Powder
27
Spice
28
Natural Flavors
29
Water
30
Batter Mix
31
Wheat Flour
32
Spices
33
Leavening
34
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
35
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
36
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
37
Lemon Juice Solids
38
Extractives Of Turmeric And Paprika
39
Soybean Oil
40
White Corn Flour
41
Modified Food Starch

Full Ingredient List

Cod (fish), breading (bleached wheat flour, maltodextrin, black pepper, salt, yellow corn flour, corn syrup solids, sugar, yeast, citric acid, natural butter flavor, butter (cream, salt), concentrated lemon juice, nonfat milk, extractives of turmeric and annatto, natural flavor, yellow 5, yellow 6), flour predust (bleached wheat flour, modified corn starch, modified potato starch, corn syrup solids, salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, spice, concentrated lemon juice, citric acid, natural flavors), water, batter mix (wheat flour, modified corn starch, salt, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, onion powder, spices, yellow corn flour, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate], garlic powder, citric acid, dextrose, concentrated lemon juice, lemon juice solids, sugar, extractives of turmeric and paprika, natural flavors), soybean oil, batter mix (white corn flour, modified food starch, salt, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate], spice).

Categories

Seafood Frozen foods Frozen seafood

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper

Neighbours outside Van De Kamp's near Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Van De Kamp's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Van de kamp's, cod fillets, lemon pepper, lemon pepper'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 0019600921554: 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.