Caution

Tuscan grilled chicken caesar salad

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0030223108184 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0030223108184 · Serving size 1 CUP SALAD WITH 1.5 TBSP. DRESSING (100 g)

The verdict

Tuscan grilled chicken caesar salad scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 74 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 74-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Chicken Breast, Chicken. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 74 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

23108184 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tuscan grilled chicken caesar salad label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 74 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Azodicarbonamide PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …108184 · July 2026

24 of 74 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Azodicarbonamide). Source sheet 23108184 · 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

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.

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.

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. Tuscan grilled chicken caesar salad scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 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

Tuscan grilled chicken caesar salad lists 74 ingredients on its label

74 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 74 (97th 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 74 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Chicken Breast
3
Chicken
4
Water
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Chicken Broth Powder
7
Savory Chicken Seasoning
8
Natural Flavor
9
Sunflower Lecithin
10
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
11
Caesar Dressing
12
Canola Oil
13
Parmesan Cheese
14
Part Skim Milk
15
Culture
16
Enzymes
17
Egg Yolk
18
Duon Mustard
19
Distilled Vinegar
20
Mustard Seed
21
White Wine
22
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
23
Turmeric
24
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
25
Spices
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Lemon Juice Concentrate
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Anchovies
30
Spice
31
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
32
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
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
34
Anchovy Extract
35
Pasteurized Part Skimmed Milk
36
Cheese Culture
37
French Style Garlic Crouton
38
Enriched Flour
39
Wheat Flour
40
Malted Barley Flour
41
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Reduced Iron
43
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
46
Yeast High Fructose Corn Syrup
47
2% Or Less Of Salt
48
Corn Syrup Solids
49
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
50
Calcium Peroxide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
51
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
52
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
53
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
54
Onion Powder
55
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
56
Romano Cheese From Cow's Milk
57
Pasteurized Milk
58
Cheese Cultures
59
Dehydrated Parsley
60
Natural And Artificial Flavor
61
Milk
62
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
63
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
64
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
65
Preservative
66
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
67
Pesto Basil Sauce
68
Organic Basil
69
Fresh Parmesan Cheese
70
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
71
Anti-caking Agent
72
Fresh Garlic
73
Rice Wine Vinegar
74
Black Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, chicken breast (chicken, water, salt, chicken broth powder, savory chicken seasoning [salt, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin], dextrose), caesar dressing (canola oil, water, parmesan cheese [part skim milk, culture, salt, enzymes], egg yolk, duon mustard [distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, white wine, citric acid, turmeric, tartaric acid, spices], distilled vinegar, dried garlic, salt, lemon juice concentrate, sugar, anchovies, spice, xanthan gum, mustard flour, maltodextrin, anchovy extract), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part skimmed milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), french style garlic crouton (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid] canola oil, yeast high fructose corn syrup, 2% or less of salt, corn syrup solids, dehydrated garlic, calcium peroxide, calcium sulfate, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, onion powder, whey, romano cheese from cow's milk [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], parsley, maltodextrin, spices, natural and artificial flavor [milk], citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, calcium propionate [preservative], tbhq [to preserve freshness]), pesto basil sauce (canola oil, basil, fresh parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent)], fresh garlic, water, rice wine vinegar [rice wine vinegar, water], salt, black pepper).

Categories

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Azodicarbonamide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Tuscan grilled chicken caesar salad's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 74-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Azodicarbonamide. Open Azodicarbonamide
  • Compare Tuscan grilled chicken caesar salad'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 0030223108184: 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.