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Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli

by Food Club

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0036800346772 · Food Club · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0036800346772 · Serving size 0.5 cup (68 g)

The verdict

Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli by Food Club scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 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 39-component record, beginning with Enriched Long Grain Rice, Precooked Rice, Niacin. 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 39 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

00346772 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-PART 38% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Beef cooking stock, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …346772 · July 2026

15 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00346772 · 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: Beef cooking stock, beef · Nearest score peer is Beef cooking stock, beef 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.

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. Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Food club, rice & sauce, …95/1002. Beef cooking stock, beef: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Beef cooking stock, beef95/1003. Clear value, cookies, white striped chocolate shortbread: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Clear value, cookies, whi…95/1004. Cooking Stock: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cooking Stock95/1005. Puffed cereal snacks: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Puffed cereal snacks95/100
High-band neighbours for Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli (95/100) outside Food Club.
Chart values as text

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

Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli
95/100
Beef cooking stock, beef
95/100
Clear value, cookies, white striped chocolate shortbread
95/100
Cooking Stock
95/100
Puffed cereal snacks
95/100

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. Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 39 (70th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 39 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Long Grain Rice
2
Precooked Rice
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferric Orthophosphate
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
Enriched Vermicelli
8
Durum Semolina Flour
9
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
10
Thamin Mononitrate
11
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
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
13
Cheddar Cheese
14
Pasteurized Milk
15
Cheese Culture
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Enzymes
18
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Broccoli
20
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
21
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
23
Yeast Extract
24
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
25
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
26
Natural Flavors
27
Onion
28
Cornstarch-modified
29
Dehydrated Parsley
30
Autolyzed Yeast
31
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
32
Sodium Phosphate
33
Onion Powder
34
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
35
Annato
36
For Color
37
Tapioca Dextrin
38
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
39
Milk

Full Ingredient List

Enriched long grain rice (precooked rice, niacin, ferric orthophosphate, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid), enriched vermicelli (durum semolina flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), contains less than 2% of: salt, cornstarch, broccoli*, maltodextrin, whey protein concentrate, lactose, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, natural flavors, onion*, cornstarch-modified, parsley*, autolyzed yeast, lactic acid, sodium phosphate, onion powder, citric acid, annato (for color), tapioca dextrin, caramel color, milk.

Categories

Meals Rice dishes

High-score cross-brand comparables for Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli

Neighbours outside Food Club with screening scores in the same high band as Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Food Club; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 39-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Food club, rice & sauce, cheddar broccoli, rice and pasta in a cheese sauce with broccoli'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 0036800346772: 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.