Caution

High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks

by High Liner Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041600013557 · High Liner Foods · Seafood. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041600013557 · Serving size 6 STICKS (84 g)

The verdict

High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks by High Liner Foods scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 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 45-component record, beginning with Minced Fish Blend, Pollock, Whiting. 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 45 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.

00013557 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH Caramel Cappuccino Drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …013557 · July 2026

15 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 00013557 · 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: Caramel Cappuccino Drink Mix, Caramel Cappuccino · Nearest score peer is Caramel Cappuccino Drink Mix, Caramel Cappuccino 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. High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. High Liner, Fisher Boy, F…80/1002. Caramel Cappuccino Drink Mix, Caramel Cappuccino: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Caramel Cappuccino Drink …80/1003. Steakhouse Potato Salad: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Steakhouse Potato Salad80/1004. Fairlife protein drink: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fairlife protein drink80/1005. Cinnamon Roll Family Pack: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cinnamon Roll Family Pack80/100
High-band neighbours for High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks (80/100) outside High Liner Foods.
Chart values as text

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

High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks
80/100
Caramel Cappuccino Drink Mix, Caramel Cappuccino
80/100
Steakhouse Potato Salad
80/100
Fairlife protein drink
80/100
Cinnamon Roll Family Pack
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. High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks 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

High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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: 45 (97th 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 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Minced Fish Blend
2
Pollock
3
Whiting
4
Haddock
5
Cod
6
Sole
7
Water
8
Wheat Flour
9
Vegetable Oil
10
Canola
11
Cottonseed
12
Soybean
13
Enriched Wheat Flour
14
Flour
15
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
17
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
20
Corn Starch
21
Soy Protein Concentrate
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Nonfat Dry Milk
25
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
26
Leavening
27
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
28
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
29
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
30
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
31
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
32
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
33
Onion Powder
34
Yeast
35
Natural Flavor
36
Spice
37
Fish Oil
38
Anchovy
39
Sardine
40
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
41
Extractives Of Annatto
42
Color
43
Extractives Of Turmeric
44
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
45
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

Minced fish blend (pollock, whiting, haddock, cod, sole), water, wheat flour, vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and/or soybean), enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, soy protein concentrate, contains 2% or less of: sugar, salt, nonfat dry milk, hydrolyzed corn protein, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), whey, dextrose, titanium dioxide, maltodextrin, titanium dioxide, maltodextrin, onion powder, yeast, natural flavor, spice, fish oil (anchovy, sardine), gelatin, extractives of annatto (color), extractives of turmeric (color), caramel color, sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain moisture).

Categories

Seafood Fishes and their products Fishes Frozen foods Fish preparations Frozen seafood Breaded products Breaded fish Fish fingers

High-score cross-brand comparables for High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks

Neighbours outside High Liner Foods with screening scores in the same high band as High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within High Liner Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare High Liner, Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks'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 0041600013557: 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.