Safe

Sesame Chicken Bowl

by Marie Callender's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021131905552 · Marie Callender's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021131905552 · Serving size 1 meal (349 g)

The verdict

Sesame Chicken Bowl by Marie Callender's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 55 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 55-component record, beginning with Sauce, Water, Sugar. 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 55 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.

31905552 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sesame Chicken Bowl label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 55 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 16% LEAD-RARE Potassium Chloride PHOTO-FINISH Pasteurized process american · ±0 BOOK-OFF …905552 · July 2026

12 of 55 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Chloride). Source sheet 31905552 · 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: Pasteurized process american cheese slices · Nearest score peer is Pasteurized process american cheese slices 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. Sesame Chicken Bowl: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sesame Chicken Bowl100/1002. Pasteurized process american cheese slices: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pasteurized process ameri…100/1003. Children’s Chewable Multivitamin: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Children’s Chewable Multi…100/1004. Member's Mark, Juice Cocktail, Cranberry: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Member's Mark, Juice Cock…100/1005. Shredded 3 Cheese Blend: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Shredded 3 Cheese Blend100/100
High-band neighbours for Sesame Chicken Bowl (100/100) outside Marie Callender's.
Chart values as text

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

Sesame Chicken Bowl
100/100
Pasteurized process american cheese slices
100/100
Children’s Chewable Multivitamin
100/100
Member's Mark, Juice Cocktail, Cranberry
100/100
Shredded 3 Cheese Blend
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. Sesame Chicken 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

Sesame Chicken Bowl lists 55 ingredients on its label

55 84th percentile a longer ingredient list than 84% 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: 55 (84th 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
Sauce
2
Water
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
5
Wheat
6
Soybeans
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Alcohol
9
Dried Vinegar
10
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
11
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
12
Toasted Sesame Seed
13
Corn Starch
14
Sesame Seed Oil
15
Rice Vinegar
16
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
Chicken Flavor
18
Chicken Broth
19
Chicken Fat
20
Cooking Wine
21
White Wine
22
Natural Flavor
23
Organic Ginger
24
Chives
25
Canola Oil
26
Chili Paste
27
Red Chili Peppers
28
Distilled Vinegar
29
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
30
Cooked Enriched Noodles
31
Durum Flour
32
Durum Wheat Semolina
33
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
35
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
38
Soybean Oil
39
Egg Whites
40
Tempura Chicken Breast Fritter
41
Chicken Breast
42
Modified Food Starch
43
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
44
Potassium Phosphate. Battered With
45
Bleached Wheat Flour
46
Yellow Corn Flour
47
Leavening
48
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
49
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
50
Egg
51
Guar Gum
52
Predusted With
53
Enriched Wheat Flour
54
Fried In Vegetable Oil
55
Carrots

Full Ingredient List

Sauce (water, sugar, soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol, vinegar, lactic acid], pineapple juice concentrate, toasted sesame seed, modified corn starch, sesame seed oil, contains 2% or less of: rice vinegar, garlic, chicken flavor [chicken broth, salt, chicken fat], cooking wine [white wine, natural flavor, salt], ginger, chives, canola oil, chili paste [red chili peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, xanthan gum]), cooked enriched noodles (water, durum flour [durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate {iron}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, dried egg whites), tempura chicken breast fritter (chicken breast, water, modified food starch, salt, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate. battered with [water, bleached wheat flour, yellow corn flour, leavening {sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate}, whey, salt, egg, guar gum], predusted with [enriched wheat flour {enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor], fried in vegetable oil), carrots.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Sesame Chicken Bowl

Neighbours outside Marie Callender's with screening scores in the same high band as Sesame Chicken 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

Sesame Chicken Bowl has a longer ingredient list than 84% 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 0021131905552: 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.