Safe

Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl

by Marie Callender's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021131000417 · Marie Callender's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021131000417 · Serving size 1 meal (354 g)

The verdict

Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl by Marie Callender's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 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 44-component record, beginning with Crushed Tomatoes In Puree, Water, Organic Onions. 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 44 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.

31000417 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 32% LEAD-RARE Sodium Tripolyphosphate PHOTO-FINISH Vitamin C Supplement · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000417 · July 2026

11 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Tripolyphosphate). Source sheet 31000417 · 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: Vitamin C Supplement · Nearest score peer is Vitamin C Supplement 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. Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Classic Chicken Parmigian…100/1002. Vitamin C Supplement: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Vitamin C Supplement100/1003. Feta Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Feta Cheese100/1004. Just Apple Fruit Puree: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Just Apple Fruit Puree100/1005. Just Pear Fruit Puree: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Just Pear Fruit Puree100/100
High-band neighbours for Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl (100/100) outside Marie Callender's.
Chart values as text

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

Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl
100/100
Vitamin C Supplement
100/100
Feta Cheese
100/100
Just Apple Fruit Puree
100/100
Just Pear Fruit Puree
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. Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl 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

Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 68th percentile a longer ingredient list than 68% 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: 44 (68th 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
Crushed Tomatoes In Puree
2
Water
3
Organic Onions
4
Butter
5
Corn Starch
6
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
7
Canola Oil
8
Spices
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Distilled Vinegar
11
Olive Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Msg
14
Enriched Pasta
15
Wheat Flour
16
Durum Wheat Semolina
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
19
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
22
Soybean Oil
23
Egg Whites
24
Breaded White Meat Chicken Patties
25
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
26
Parmesan Cheese
27
Romano Cheese
28
Natural Flavor
29
Yellow Corn Flour
30
Soy Protein Concentrate
31
Cheddar Cheese
32
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
Yeast
34
Yeast Extract
35
Palm Oil
36
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
37
Unsalted Butter
38
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
39
Soy Lecithin
40
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
41
Egg
42
Milk
43
Soy
44
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Crushed tomatoes in puree, water, onions, butter, modified corn starch, garlic, canola oil, spices, sugar, distilled vinegar, olive oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, enriched pasta (wheat flour, durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, soybean oil, dried egg whites), breaded white meat chicken patties (chicken breast with rib meat, wheat flour, water, salt, Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, modified corn starch, natural flavor, yellow corn flour, soy protein concentrate, cheddar cheese, sodium tripolyphosphate, sugar, yeast, yeast extract, palm oil, maltodextrin, unsalted butter, lactic acid, soy lecithin), part skim mozzarella cheese. Contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl

Neighbours outside Marie Callender's with screening scores in the same high band as Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Marie Callender's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Classic Chicken Parmigiana Bowl has a longer ingredient list than 68% 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 0021131000417: 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.