Caution

White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt

by Nestlé

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0043695071085 · Nestlé · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0043695071085 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (127 g)

The verdict

White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt by Nestlé scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 91 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 91-component record, beginning with Water, Enriched Flour, Wheat 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 91 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.

95071085 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 91 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Big and bold · ±0 BOOK-OFF …071085 · July 2026

21 of 91 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 95071085 · 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: Big and bold chicken bacon ranch hot pockets · Nearest score peer is Big and bold chicken bacon ranch hot pockets 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. White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. White meat chicken bacon …85/1002. Big and bold chicken bacon ranch hot pockets: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Big and bold chicken baco…85/1003. Chocolate Cortes, Lite Ground Chocolate Molido: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chocolate Cortes, Lite Gr…85/1004. Cornking, applewood smoked bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cornking, applewood smoke…85/1005. Tyson Hot Honey Wings: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Tyson Hot Honey Wings85/100
High-band neighbours for White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt (85/100) outside Nestlé.
Chart values as text

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

White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt
85/100
Big and bold chicken bacon ranch hot pockets
85/100
Chocolate Cortes, Lite Ground Chocolate Molido
85/100
Cornking, applewood smoked bacon
85/100
Tyson Hot Honey Wings
85/100

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. White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 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 Frozen foods products

White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt lists 91 ingredients on its label

91 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 91 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 91 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley 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
Cooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat Ground And Formed
11
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
12
Modified Food Starch
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Sodium Phosphate
15
Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
16
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
17
Skim Milk
18
Cultures
19
Natural Flavors
20
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
21
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
22
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Enzymes
24
Ingredients Not In Regular Cheddar Cheese
25
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
26
Bacon
27
Cured With Water
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
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
30
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
31
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
32
Smoke Flavoring
33
Sodium Phosphates
34
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
35
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
36
Flavoring
37
Seasoning
38
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
39
Cheddar/blue Cheeses
40
Pasteurized Milk
41
Cheese Cultures
42
Buttermilk
43
Natural Flavor
44
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
45
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
46
Disodium Phosphate
47
Cultured Whole Milk
48
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
49
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
50
Extractives Of Annatto And Turmeric
51
2% Or Less Of Margarine
52
Palm Oil
53
Soybean Oil
54
Mono & Diglycerides
55
Soybean Lecithin
56
Potassium Sorbate And Citric Acid
57
Preservatives
58
Annatto And Turmeric Color
59
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
60
Bread Crumbs
61
Bleached Wheat Flour
62
Yeast
63
Cheddar And Blue Cheeses
64
Onion
65
Garlic Powder
66
Spice
67
Extractives Of Paprika And Annatto
68
Organic Onions
69
Chicken Fat
70
Cooked Chicken Fat
71
Flavoring
72
Fractionated Palm Oil
73
Dough Conditioner Blend
74
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
75
L-cysteine Hydrochloride
76
Tricalciumphosphate
77
Wheat
78
Milk
79
Nonfat Milk
80
Natural Flavors
81
Milk Protein Concentrate
82
Cultured Milk
83
Extractives Of Annatto
84
Paprika
85
Turmeric
86
Color
87
Soy Lecithin
88
Corn Starch
89
Natural Butter Flavor
90
Soy Flour
91
Egg Whites

Full Ingredient List

Water, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cooked chicken breast with rib meat ground and formed (chicken breast with rib meat, water, modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate), reduced fat cheddar cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, skim milk, modified food starch*, cultures, salt, flavors*, potassium chloride*, annatto, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredients not in regular cheddar cheese), isolated soy protein, bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain potassium chloride, dextrose, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphates, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate, flavoring), seasoning (whey, cheddar/blue cheeses [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], buttermilk, natural flavor, maltodextrin, coconut oil, disodium phosphate, cultured whole milk, citric acid, lactic acid, extractives of annatto and turmeric), 2% or less of margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, mono & diglycerides, soybean lecithin, potassium sorbate and citric acid [preservatives], annatto and turmeric color, vitamin a palmitate added), modified food starch, seasoning (bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt], seasoning [cheddar and blue cheeses {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, whey, salt, dextrose, dried onion, natural flavor, soybean oil, garlic powder, citric acid, lactic acid, spice, extractives of paprika and annatto]), onions, chicken fat (cooked chicken fat, natural flavoring), palm oil, sugar, fractionated palm oil, soybean oil, salt, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalciumphosphate, enzymes [wheat]), seasoning (whey, soybean oil, maltodextrin, cheddar/blue cheeses [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], nonfat milk, salt, natural flavors, milk protein concentrate, disodium phosphate, cultured milk, citric acid, extractives of annatto, paprika, and turmeric [color]), yeast, potassium chloride (potassium chloride, citric acid), soy lecithin, seasoning (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, butter flavor), whey, soy flour, egg whites.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt

Neighbours outside Nestlé with screening scores in the same high band as White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nestlé; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 91-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare White meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt with reduced fat cheddar cheese & sauce in a crispy buttery crust sandwiches, white meat chicken bacon cheddar cheese melt'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 0043695071085: 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.