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Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce

by Big Shoulders Smokehouse

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0053691598370 · Big Shoulders Smokehouse · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0053691598370 · Serving size 1 DRUMSTICK AND SAUCE (112 g)

The verdict

Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce by Big Shoulders Smokehouse scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 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 36-component record, beginning with Chicken, Jalapeno Bbq Sauce, High-fructose corn syrup. 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 36 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.

91598370 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 48% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Chicken Drumsticks In · ±0 BOOK-OFF …598370 · July 2026

10 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 91598370 · 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: Chicken Drumsticks In Spicy Chipotle Bbq Sauce · Nearest score peer is Chicken Drumsticks In Spicy Chipotle Bbq Sauce 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. Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Drumsticks In Jal…95/1002. Chicken Drumsticks In Spicy Chipotle Bbq Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken Drumsticks In Spi…95/1003. Baby back pork ribs in bbq sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Baby back pork ribs in bb…95/1004. Fat-Free Greek Yogurt: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fat-Free Greek Yogurt95/1005. Grand Dessert Premium European Dessert: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Grand Dessert Premium Eur…95/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce (95/100) outside Big Shoulders Smokehouse.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce
95/100
Chicken Drumsticks In Spicy Chipotle Bbq Sauce
95/100
Baby back pork ribs in bbq sauce
95/100
Fat-Free Greek Yogurt
95/100
Grand Dessert Premium European Dessert
95/100

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. Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 52nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 52% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Above this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 36 (52nd 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 36 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken
2
Jalapeno Bbq Sauce
3
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Water
5
Tomato Paste
6
Distilled Vinegar
7
Tabasco Brand Green Pepper Sauce
8
Jalapeno Pepper
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
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
11
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
12
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
13
Diced Jalapeno
14
Worcestershire Sauce
15
Dried Vinegar
16
Molasses
17
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
18
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
19
Garlic Powder
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Spices
22
Tamarind
23
Natural Flavor
24
Onion Powder
25
Corn Starch
26
Diced Onions
27
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
28
Lemon Juice
29
Spice Rub
30
Spices And Natural Flavorings
31
Paprika
32
Smoked Paprika
33
Tabasco Brand Dry Red Flavoring
34
Red Pepper
35
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
36
Sodium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Chicken, jalapeno bbq sauce (high fructose corn syrup, water, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, tabasco brand green pepper sauce [distilled vinegar, jalapeno pepper, water, salt, cornstarch, xanthan gum, ascorbic acid], diced jalapeno, worcestershire sauce [vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor], onion powder, modified corn starch, diced onions, sodium benzoate, lemon juice, caramel color, spices), water, spice rub (salt, spices and flavorings, paprika, smoked paprika, tabasco brand dry red flavoring [red pepper, distilled vinegar, salt], caramel color, sugar), salt, dextrose, sodium phosphate.

Other products containing Tabasco Brand Green Pepper Sauce

Tabasco Brand Green Pepper Sauce is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce

Neighbours outside Big Shoulders Smokehouse with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Big Shoulders Smokehouse; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 36-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Chicken Drumsticks In Jalapeno Bbq Sauce'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 0053691598370: 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.