Caution

Herb Crusted Cod

by High Liner

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0035493294490 · High Liner · Seafood. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0035493294490 · Serving size 1 FILLET (140 g)

The verdict

Herb Crusted Cod by High Liner scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 54 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 54-component record, beginning with Cod, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Flour. 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 54 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

93294490 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Herb Crusted Cod label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 54 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Azodicarbonamide PHOTO-FINISH Borden, kid builder, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …294490 · July 2026

18 of 54 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Azodicarbonamide). Source sheet 93294490 · 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: Borden, kid builder, 1% low fat milk, strawberry · Nearest score peer is Borden, kid builder, 1% low fat milk, strawberry 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Herb Crusted Cod: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Herb Crusted Cod80/1002. Borden, kid builder, 1% low fat milk, strawberry: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Borden, kid builder, 1% l…80/1003. Kid builder, 1% low fat milk: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Kid builder, 1% low fat m…80/1004. Smoked Whole Turkey: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Smoked Whole Turkey80/1005. S'Mores Ready-To-Bake Graham Cracker Crusts, Chocolate Flavored Sauce Packet, Marshmallow Topping Packet Dessert Pizza Kit, S'Mores: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. S'Mores Ready-To-Bake Gra…80/100
High-band neighbours for Herb Crusted Cod (80/100) outside High Liner.
Chart values as text

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

Herb Crusted Cod
80/100
Borden, kid builder, 1% low fat milk, strawberry
80/100
Kid builder, 1% low fat milk
80/100
Smoked Whole Turkey
80/100
S'Mores Ready-To-Bake Graham Cracker Crusts, Chocolate Flavored Sauce Packet, Marshmallow Topping Packet Dessert Pizza Kit, S'Mores
80/100

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. Herb Crusted Cod scores 12.9 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Seafood products

Herb Crusted Cod lists 54 ingredients on its label

54 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 4,524 products we track

0–2: 39 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,326 products (29%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,158 products (26%). Below this entry. 6–8: 327 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 167 products (4%). Below this entry. 10–12: 156 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 185 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 129 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 124 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 74 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 77 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 75 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 53 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 56 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 52 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 37 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 25 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 20 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 180 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Seafood 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

4,524 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 54 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
39 products (1%)
2–4
1,326 products (29%)
4–6
1,158 products (26%)
6–8
327 products (7%)
8–10
167 products (4%)
10–12
156 products (3%)
12–14
185 products (4%)
14–16
129 products (3%)
16–18
152 products (3%)
18–20
124 products (3%)
20–22
112 products (2%)
22–24
74 products (2%)
24–26
77 products (2%)
26–28
75 products (2%)
28–30
53 products (1%)
30–32
56 products (1%)
32–34
52 products (1%)
34–36
37 products (1%)
36–38
25 products (1%)
38–40
20 products (0%)
40 and above
180 products (4%)

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 4,524 Seafood 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 54 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cod
2
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Vegetable Oil
10
Soybean
11
Canola
12
Cottonseed Oil
13
Corn Starch
14
Water
15
Enriched Wheat Flour
16
Spice
17
Natural Lemon Flavor
18
Yellow Corn Flour
19
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
20
Garlic Powder
21
Egg White
22
Onion Powder
23
Distilled Vinegar
24
Soy Flour
25
Yeast Extract
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Spice Extractives
29
White Corn Flour
30
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
31
Yeast
32
Vegetable Shortening
33
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
34
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
35
Natural Flavor
36
Olive Oil
37
Monoglycerides
38
As An Emulsifier
39
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
40
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
41
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
42
Paprika Extract
43
Color
44
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
45
Leavening
46
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
47
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
48
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
49
Monocalcium Phosphate
50
Dough Conditioners
51
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
52
L-cysteine Monohydrochloride
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
53
Azodicarbonamide
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT
Avoid Approved
54
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

Full Ingredient List

Cod, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean, canola, and/or cottonseed oil), modified corn starch, water, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), contains less than 2% of the following: spice, natural lemon flavor, yellow corn flour, dehydrated garlic, garlic powder, egg white, onion powder, distilled vinegar, soy flour, yeast extract, sugar, lactic acid, spice extractives, white corn flour, torula yeast, yeast, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil), caramel color, natural flavor, olive oil, monoglycerides (as an emulsifier), dextrose, salt, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, paprika extract (color), sodium stearoyl lactylate (as an emulsifier), leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), dough conditioners (ascorbic acid, l-cysteine monohydrochloride, azodicarbonamide), sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain moisture).

Categories

Seafood Frozen foods Frozen seafood

High-score cross-brand comparables for Herb Crusted Cod

Neighbours outside High Liner with screening scores in the same high band as Herb Crusted Cod (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within High Liner; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Azodicarbonamide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Herb Crusted Cod'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 Azodicarbonamide. Open Azodicarbonamide
  • Compare Herb Crusted Cod'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 0035493294490: 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.