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Chicken caesar

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0035826083029 · Sandwiches. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0035826083029 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (218 g)

The verdict

Chicken caesar scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 94 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 94-component record, beginning with Cooked Seasoned Shredded Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 94 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

13/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

26083029 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken caesar label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 94 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …083029 · July 2026

27 of 94 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 26083029 · 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 1,373 products we've scored in the Sandwiches category, the average safety score is 88.9/100. Chicken caesar scores 88.9 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 88.9/100), 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 Sandwiches products

Chicken caesar lists 94 ingredients on its label

94 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 1,215 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 6–8: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6 products (0%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 12–14: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 14–16: 12 products (1%). Below this entry. 16–18: 22 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 18 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 17 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 15 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 16 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 21 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 32 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 28 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 26 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 56 products (5%). Below this entry. 38–40: 44 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 832 products (68%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Sandwiches 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

1,215 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 94 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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28 products (2%)
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44 products (4%)
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26 products (2%)
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56 products (5%)
38–40
44 products (4%)
40 and above
832 products (68%)

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 1,215 Sandwiches 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 94 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Seasoned Shredded Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
2
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
3
Water
4
Less Than 2% Potato Starch
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Flavorings
7
Dried Vinegar
8
Spice
9
Tortilla
10
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
11
Flour
12
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Reduced Iron
14
Thiamin Mononitrate
15
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
17
Vegetable Shortening
18
Interesterified Soybean Oil
19
Fully Refined Soybean Oil
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Baking Powder
22
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
23
Corn Starch
24
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
25
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
26
Monocalcium Phosphate
27
Vital Wheat Gluten
28
Monoglycerides
29
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
30
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
31
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
Preservative
33
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
34
Dough Conditioner
35
Sodium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
36
Microcrystalline Cellulose
37
Dicalcium Phosphate
38
Spinach Tortilla
39
Spinach Flavoring
40
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
41
Spinach Powder
42
Garlic Powder
43
Onion Powder
44
Spices
45
Modified Food Starch
46
Spinach
47
Natural Flavors
48
Yeast Extract
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
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
51
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
52
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
53
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
54
Mono-and Diglycerides
55
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
56
Leavening
57
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
58
Yeast
59
Preservatives
60
Carboxymethyl Gum
61
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
62
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
63
Enzymes
64
Organic Provolone
65
Cultured Pasteurized Milk And Skim Milk
66
Smoke Flavoring
67
Caesar Dressing
68
Soybean Oil
69
Parmesan Cheese
70
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
71
Cheese Culture
72
Distilled Vinegar
73
Salted Egg Yolk
74
Corn Starch
75
Red Wine Vinegar
76
Soy Flour
77
Onion
78
Lactic Acid Powder
79
Lemon Juice Concentrate
80
Whey Powder
81
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
82
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
83
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
84
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
85
Worcestershire Sauce Concentrate
86
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
87
Molasses
88
Food Gums
89
Arabic
90
Guar
91
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
92
Chili Pepper
93
Spice Extractives And Smoke Flavor
94
And Edta Calcium Disodium

Full Ingredient List

Cooked seasoned shredded chicken breast with rib meat [chicken breast with rib meat, water, less than 2% potato starch, salt, natural flavorings, vinegar, spice], tortilla [enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable shortening (interesterified soybean oil, fully hydrogenated soybean oil), contains 2% or less of the following: sugar, salt, baking powder (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), vital wheat gluten, monoglycerides, potassium sorbate, calcium propionate and/or sodium propionate (preservative), fumaric acid, dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite, corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate)], spinach tortilla [enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable shortening (interesterified soybean oil, fully hydrogenated soybean oil), contains 2% or less of the following: spinach flavoring (maltodextrin, spinach powder, garlic powder, onion powder, spices, salt, modified food starch, dehydrated spinach, natural flavors, yeast extract, citric acid, sugar, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, red 40), salt, mono-and diglycerides, dextrose, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate), fumaric acid, yeast, preservatives (calcium propionate, potassium sorbate), corn starch, carboxymethyl gum, wheat starch, xanthan gum, enzymes (wheat starch, microcrystalline cellulose), dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite)], provolone [cultured pasteurized milk and skim milk, salt, smoke flavoring, enzymes], caesar dressing [refined soybean oil, water, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, enzymes), distilled vinegar, salted egg yolk, modified corn starch, salt, red wine vinegar, sugar, spices, yeast extract, soy flour, dehydrated onion, lactic acid powder, lemon juice concentrate, whey powder, dehydrated garlic, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, caramel color, ascorbic acid, worcestershire sauce concentrate (malic acid, molasses, citric acid, food gums (arabic, guar, cellulose), dextrose, chili pepper, spice extractives and smoke flavor) and edta calcium disodium].

Categories

Sandwiches

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken caesar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 94-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Chicken caesar's 5 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 0035826083029: 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.