Safe

Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame

by PF Chang's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0031000670931 · PF Chang's · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0031000670931 · Serving size 2 Tbsp (35 g)

The verdict

Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame by PF Chang's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 54 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 54-component record, beginning with Water, Sugar, Dehydrated Soy Sauce. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 54 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

00670931 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 54 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Creamy french dressing · ±0 BOOK-OFF …670931 · July 2026

9 of 54 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00670931 · 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: Creamy french dressing packets · Nearest score peer is Creamy french dressing packets 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 assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki…95/1002. Creamy french dressing packets: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Creamy french dressing pa…95/1003. Italian Fat Free Dressing: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Italian Fat Free Dressing95/1004. Barbecue Sauce, Brown Sugar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Barbecue Sauce, Brown Sug…95/1005. Barbecue Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Barbecue Sauce95/100
High-band neighbours for Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame (95/100) outside PF Chang's.
Chart values as text

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

Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame
95/100
Creamy french dressing packets
95/100
Italian Fat Free Dressing
95/100
Barbecue Sauce, Brown Sugar
95/100
Barbecue Sauce
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame scores 3.3 points below that category average (95/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Condiments products

Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame lists 54 ingredients on its label

54 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 346 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Condiments 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

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 54 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 products (1%)

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 27,084 Condiments 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 54 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
4
Wheat
5
Soybeans
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
8
Distilled Vinegar
9
Corn Starch
10
White Wine
11
Chili Bean Sauce
12
Salted Chili Peppers
13
Chili Peppers
14
Fermented Soybean Paste
15
Wheat Flour
16
Fermented Broad Bean Paste
17
Broad Beans
18
Corn Starch
19
Chili Pepper Powder
20
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
21
Soybean Oil
22
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
23
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
24
Oyster Sauce
25
Oyster Extractives
26
Oyster
27
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
28
Apple Juice Concentrate
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Toasted Sesame Oil
31
Shallot Juice Concentrate
32
Sunflower Oil
33
Chicken Glace
34
Chicken Broth
35
Cooked Chicken
36
Chicken Fat
37
Natural Flavors
38
Spices
39
Organic Ginger
40
Locust Bean Gum
41
Canola Oil
42
Chili Paste
43
Red Chili Peppers
44
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
45
Brown Sugar
46
Toasted Sesame Seeds
47
Garlic Puree
48
Crushed Garlic
49
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
50
Ginger Puree
51
Natural Flavor
52
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
53
Sake Wine
54
Wine

Full Ingredient List

Water, Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Ethyl Alcohol), Distilled Vinegar, Corn Starch, White Wine, Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Chili Bean Sauce (Salted Chili Peppers [Chili Peppers, Salt], Water, Fermented Soybean Paste [Water, Salt, Soybeans, Wheat Flour], Fermented Broad Bean Paste [Broad Beans, Water, Salt, Wheat Flour], Sugar, Less Than 2% Of: Modified Corn Starch, Chili Pepper Powder, Dehydrated Garlic, Soybean Oil, Lactic Acid, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate), Oyster Sauce (Water, Sugar, Salt, Oyster Extractives [Oyster, Water, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Caramel Color), Apple Juice Concentrate, Garlic, Toasted Sesame Oil, Shallot Juice Concentrate (Contains Sunflower Oil), Chicken Glace (Chicken Broth, Cooked Chicken, Chicken Fat, Salt, Natural Flavors), Spices, Ginger, Locust Bean Gum, Canola Oil, Chili Paste (Red Chili Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum), Natural Flavor. Sesame Sauce Ingredients: Water, Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Ethyl Alcohol), Sugar, Corn Starch, Distilled Vinegar, Toasted Sesame Oil, Salt, White Wine, Less Than 2% Of: Toasted Sesame Seeds, Oyster Sauce (Water, Sugar, Salt, Oyster Extractives [Oyster, Water, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Caramel Color), Garlic Puree (Crushed Garlic, Citric Acid), Ginger Puree, Chili Paste (Red Chili Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum), Shallot Juice Concentrate (Contains Sunflower Oil), Chicken Glace (Chicken Broth, Cooked Chicken, Chicken Fat, Salt, Natural Flavors), Locust Bean Gum, Natural Flavor, Spice. Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients: Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Ethyl Alcohol), Water, Brown Sugar, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Sugar, Corn Starch, White Wine, Sake Wine (Wine, Salt), Less Than 2% Of: Ginger Puree, Garlic, Distilled Vinegar, Locust Bean Gum, Ginger, Canola Oil, Natural Flavor, Chili Paste (Red Chili Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum), Salt.

Other products containing Chili Bean Sauce

Chili Bean Sauce is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Condiments Sauces

High-score cross-brand comparables for Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame

Neighbours outside PF Chang's with screening scores in the same high band as Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within PF Chang's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 54-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Sauce, Kung Pao, Teriyaki, Sesame's 1 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 0031000670931: 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.