Caution

Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham

by Signature Select

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021130156566 · Signature Select · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021130156566 · Serving size 1 serving (245 g)

The verdict

Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham by Signature Select scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 64 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 64-component record, beginning with Water, Hickory Smoked Andouille Sausage, Pork. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 64 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

30156566 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 64 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Spicy jambalaya with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …156566 · July 2026

14 of 64 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 30156566 · 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: Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham · Nearest score peer is Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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. Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spicy jambalaya with saus…80/1002. Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Spicy jambalaya with saus…80/1003. Dr. chill diet soda: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Dr. chill diet soda80/1004. Diet Cola: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Diet Cola80/1005. Diet Cola: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Diet Cola80/100
High-band neighbours for Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham (80/100) outside Signature Select.
Chart values as text

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

Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham
80/100
Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham
80/100
Dr. chill diet soda
80/100
Diet Cola
80/100
Diet Cola
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham scores 13.6 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham lists 64 ingredients on its label

64 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 64 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 64 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Hickory Smoked Andouille Sausage
3
Pork
4
Seasonings
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Spices
7
Brown Sugar
8
Sodium Phosphates
9
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
10
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
11
Natural Smoke Powder
12
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
13
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
14
Paprika
15
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
16
Chicken
17
White Meat Chicken
18
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
19
Onion
20
Celery
21
Bell Peppers
22
Enriched Long Grain Parboiled Milled Rice
23
Iron
24
Ferric Orthophosphate
25
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Thiamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Folate
30
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
31
Turbinado Sugar
32
Natural Flavor
33
Maple Syrup
34
Chicken Base
35
Rendered Chicken Fat
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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
Roasted Chicken Flavor
39
Natural Flavor
40
Safflower Oil
41
Chicken Broth
42
Turmeric
43
Modified Food Starch
44
Salted Butter
45
Pasteurized Cream
46
Sodium Phosphate
47
Butter Paste
48
Roux
49
Wheat Flour
50
Butter Fat
51
Tomato Paste
52
Cultured Dextrose
53
Smoked Paprika
54
Seasoned Salt
55
Paprika
56
Corn Starch
57
Extractives Of Paprika
58
Hot Pepper Sauce
59
Distilled Vinegar
60
Red Pepper
61
Yeast Extract
62
Natural Hickory Smoke Concentrate
63
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
64
Chili Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Water, hickory smoked andouille sausage (pork, water, seasonings [salt, spices, brown sugar, sodium phosphates, garlic, sodium erythorbate], spices, smoke powder [maltodextrin, natural hickory smoke flavor], paprika, sodium nitrite), chicken (white meat chicken, water, rice starch, salt), onion, celery, bell peppers, enriched long grain parboiled milled rice (iron [ferric orthophosphate], niacin, thiamine [thiamine mononitrate], folic acid [folate], contains 2% or less of: uncured ham with no added nitrates or nitrites except for naturally occurring in sea salt (pork, water, sea salt, turbinado sugar, natural flavor, maple syrup), chicken base (chicken, salt, rendered chicken fat, dextrose, sugar, natural flavor, roasted chicken flavor [rendered chicken fat, flavor, safflower oil], chicken broth, turmeric), chicken broth (water, chicken broth), modified food starch, salted butter (pasteurized cream, salt), bacon cured with: (water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), butter paste (roux [wheat flour, butter fat, salt]), tomato paste, cultured dextrose, wheat flour, sugar, smoked paprika, seasoned salt (salt, sugar, spices [including paprika, turmeric], onion, corn starch, garlic, natural flavor, and extractives of paprika), hot pepper sauce (distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt), yeast extract, natural hickory smoke concentrate, caramel color, chili pepper.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham

Neighbours outside Signature Select with screening scores in the same high band as Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Signature Select; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 64-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Spicy jambalaya with sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham, sausage, white meat chicken & uncured ham'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 0021130156566: 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.