Caution

Clam Chowder

by Tony's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041413589980 · Tony's · Clam-chowder. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041413589980 · Serving size 1/2 cup (121 g)

The verdict

Clam Chowder by Tony's scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 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 59-component record, beginning with Clams And Clam Juice, Water, Potatoes. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

13589980 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Clam Chowder label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrate PHOTO-FINISH White Buttermint Cream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …589980 · July 2026

14 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrate). Source sheet 13589980 · 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: White Buttermint Cream · Nearest score peer is White Buttermint Cream 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Clam Chowder: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Clam Chowder85/1002. White Buttermint Cream: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. White Buttermint Cream85/1003. Buttermint Creams: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Buttermint Creams85/1004. Candy: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Candy85/1005. Buttermint Creams: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Buttermint Creams85/100
High-band neighbours for Clam Chowder (85/100) outside Tony's.
Chart values as text

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

Clam Chowder
85/100
White Buttermint Cream
85/100
Buttermint Creams
85/100
Candy
85/100
Buttermint Creams
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Clam Chowder lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Clams And Clam Juice
2
Water
3
Potatoes
4
Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Modified Food Starch
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Bacon
13
Cured Ham With Water
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
16
Sodium Nitrate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
17
May Also Contain Potassium Chloride
18
Smoke Flavoring
19
Sodium Phosphate
20
Honey
21
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
22
Spice Blend
23
Chili Pepper
24
Spices
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Onion
27
Red Pepper
28
Dehydrated Red And Green Bell Pepper
29
Cumin
30
Organic Cardamom
31
Spice Extractives
32
Natural Flavors
33
Liquid Margarine
34
Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
35
Mono And Diglycerides
36
Soy Lecithin
37
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
38
Preservative
39
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
40
Natural And Artificial Flavor
41
Calcium Disodium Edta
42
Beta Carotene
43
Color
44
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Onion Powder
46
Soybean Oil
47
Organic Onions
48
Msg
49
Flavor Enhancer
50
Organic Onions
51
Xanthum Gum
52
Dehydrated Parsley
53
Celery
54
Black Pepper
55
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
56
Thyme
57
Disodium Inosinate/guanylate
58
Wheat
59
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Clams and Clam Juice, Water, Potatoes, Wheat Flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Modified Food Starch, Salt, Bacon (cured ham with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate, may also contain potassium chloride, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, honey, sodium diacetate), Spice Blend (salt, chili pepper, spices, garlic, onion, red pepper, red and green bell pepper, sugar, cumin, cardamom, spice extractives, natural flavors), Liquid Margarine [liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (a preservative), citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor), beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate], Onion Powder, Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Onions, Garlic, Monosodium Glutamate (flavor enhancer), Onions, Xanthum Gum, Calcium Disodium EDTA, Parsley, Celery, Black Pepper, Sodium Bisulfite, Thyme, Disodium Inosinate/Guanylate. Contains: Wheat, Soy

Categories

Clam-chowder

High-score cross-brand comparables for Clam Chowder

Neighbours outside Tony's with screening scores in the same high band as Clam Chowder (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Tony's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Clam Chowder's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrate. Open Sodium Nitrate
  • Compare Clam Chowder'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 0041413589980: 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.