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HEALTHY CHOICE Grilled Chicken Barbeque Complete Meal, 10.5 OZ

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0050100459635 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0050100459635 · Serving size 1 Meal (297 g) (297 g)

The verdict

HEALTHY CHOICE Grilled Chicken Barbeque Complete Meal, 10.5 OZ scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 80 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 80-component record, beginning with Corn, Cooked Chicken, White Meat Chicken. 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 80 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

90/100

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.

00459635 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

HEALTHY CHOICE Grilled Chicken Barbeque Complete Meal, 10.5 OZ label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 80 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …459635 · July 2026

21 of 80 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 00459635 · 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

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.

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.

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. HEALTHY CHOICE Grilled Chicken Barbeque Complete Meal, 10.5 OZ scores 3.6 points below that category average (90/100 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

HEALTHY CHOICE Grilled Chicken Barbeque Complete Meal, 10.5 OZ lists 80 ingredients on its label

80 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 80 (99th 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 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 80 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Corn
2
Cooked Chicken
3
White Meat Chicken
4
Water
5
Olive Oil
6
Isolated Soy Protein Product
7
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
8
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Corn Starch
10
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
11
Soy Lecithin
12
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
13
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
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Sodium Phosphates
16
Flavoring
17
Mashed Potatoes
18
Rehydrated Potato Flakes And Granules
19
Potatoes
20
Mono - And Diglycerides
21
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
22
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
23
Sodium Bisulfite And Bht
24
Canola Oil
25
Mixed Triglycerides
26
Flavoring
27
Corn Starch
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Black Pepper
30
Apples
31
Citric And Ascorbic Acid To Retain Color
32
Brown Sugar
33
Molasses
34
Organic Barbecue Seasoning
35
Worcestershire Sauce Powder
36
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
37
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
38
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
39
Spices
40
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
41
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
42
caramel color
43
Palm Oil
44
Tamarind
45
Natural Flavor
46
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
47
Spices Including Paprika And Turmeric
48
Natural Smoke Flavor
49
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
50
Dehydrated Onion And Garlic
51
Tomato Paste
52
Natural Whiskey Flavor
53
Whiskey
54
Nonfat Dry Milk
55
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
56
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Acetylated Monoglycerides
58
Red Wine Vinegar
59
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
60
Wheat Flour
61
Natural Butter Flavor
62
Milk Fat Anhydrous
63
Medium Chain Triglycerides
64
Enzyme-modified Butter Fat
65
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
66
Sweet Cream Powder
67
Cream
68
Nonfat Milk
69
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
70
Locust Bean Gum
71
Vanilla Flavor
72
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
73
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
74
Natural And Artificial Flavors
75
Natural Caramel Flavor
76
Natural Flavors
77
Artificial Flavors
78
Milk
79
Soy
80
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Corn, cooked chicken (white meat chicken, water, olive oil, contains 2% or less of: isolated soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified potato starch, corn starch, carrageenan, soy lecithin], dextrose, potassium chloride, salt, sodium phosphates, flavoring), mashed potatoes (rehydrated potato flakes and granules [water, potatoes, mono - and diglycerides, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, citric acid, sodium bisulfite and bht], canola oil, flavoring [mixed triglycerides, natural flavoring, modified corn starch], salt, sugar, black pepper), water, apples (citric and ascorbic acid to retain color), brown sugar, molasses, barbecue seasoning (brown sugar, sugar, molasses, worcestershire sauce powder [corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic, sugar, spices, soy sauce {naturally fermented wheat and soybean, salt, maltodextrin, caramel color}, palm oil, tamarind, natural flavor], maltodextrin, sodium diacetate, spices including paprika and turmeric, natural smoke flavor [contains maltodextrin], citric acid, lactose, dehydrated onion and garlic), tomato paste, contains 2% or less of: corn syrup, whiskey flavor (water, whiskey, salt), modified corn starch, nonfat dry milk (nonfat dry milk, vitamin a, vitamin d), acetylated monoglycerides, red wine vinegar, dried garlic, salt, wheat flour, butter flavor (maltodextrin, milk fat anhydrous, modified corn starch, medium chain triglycerides, enzyme-modified butter fat, natural flavor), whey, sweet cream powder (cream, nonfat milk, sodium caseinate), locust bean gum, potassium chloride, vanilla flavor (water, propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, natural and artificial flavors, corn syrup, caramel color), sugar, caramel flavor (propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, natural flavors, artificial flavors, water), black pepper, caramel color. contains: milk, soy, wheat.

Other products containing Natural Whiskey Flavor

Natural Whiskey Flavor is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from HEALTHY CHOICE Grilled Chicken Barbeque Complete Meal, 10.5 OZ's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 80-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare HEALTHY CHOICE Grilled Chicken Barbeque Complete Meal, 10.5 OZ'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 0050100459635: 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.