Caution

Chicken & Dumpling Soup

by Tasty Classics

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0061202021842 · Tasty Classics · Canned foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0061202021842 · Serving size 1 cup (252 g)

The verdict

Chicken & Dumpling Soup by Tasty Classics scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 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 58-component record, beginning with Water, Dumplings, Enriched 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 58 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.

02021842 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken & Dumpling Soup label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH Light cranberry & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …021842 · July 2026

11 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 02021842 · 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: Light cranberry & raspberry juice · Nearest score peer is Light cranberry & raspberry juice 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. Chicken & Dumpling Soup: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken & Dumpling Soup85/1002. Light cranberry & raspberry juice: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Light cranberry & raspber…85/1003. Light Cranberry & Concord Grape Juice: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Light Cranberry & Concord…85/1004. Light 50 Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Light 50 Ruby Red Grapefr…85/1005. Ocean spray, light flavored juice drink, cranberry & pomegranate, cranberry & pomegranate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ocean spray, light flavor…85/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken & Dumpling Soup (85/100) outside Tasty Classics.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken & Dumpling Soup
85/100
Light cranberry & raspberry juice
85/100
Light Cranberry & Concord Grape Juice
85/100
Light 50 Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink
85/100
Ocean spray, light flavored juice drink, cranberry & pomegranate, cranberry & pomegranate
85/100

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. Chicken & Dumpling Soup scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Canned foods products

Chicken & Dumpling Soup lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 58 products (2%). Below this entry. 4–6: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 6–8: 148 products (5%). Below this entry. 8–10: 226 products (8%). Below this entry. 10–12: 301 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 233 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 246 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 182 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 165 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 116 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 124 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 78 products (3%). Below this entry. 32–34: 95 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 65 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 49 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 61 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 123 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Canned 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

2,784 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 58 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
58 products (2%)
4–6
123 products (4%)
6–8
148 products (5%)
8–10
226 products (8%)
10–12
301 products (11%)
12–14
233 products (8%)
14–16
246 products (9%)
16–18
182 products (7%)
18–20
165 products (6%)
20–22
133 products (5%)
22–24
133 products (5%)
24–26
123 products (4%)
26–28
116 products (4%)
28–30
124 products (4%)
30–32
78 products (3%)
32–34
95 products (3%)
34–36
65 products (2%)
36–38
49 products (2%)
38–40
61 products (2%)
40 and above
123 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 2,784 Canned 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 58 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Dumplings
3
Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Wheat Flour
5
Malted Barley Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Eggs
12
Enriched Durum Flour
13
Durum Wheat Flour
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Oleoresin Turmeric
16
Carrots
17
Cooked Seasoned Chicken
18
White Chicken
19
Corn Starch
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Celery
22
Green Beans
23
Green Peas
24
Canola Oil
25
Light Cream
26
Milk
27
Cream
28
Corn Starch
29
Whey Powder
30
Rendered Chicken Fat
31
Reduced Iron
32
Nonfat Milk
33
Msg
34
Organic Onions
35
Seasoning
36
Yeast Extract
37
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
38
Soybeans
39
Wheat
40
Corn Maltodextrin
41
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
42
Natural & Artificial Flavoring
43
Chicken Fat
44
Chicken Powder
45
Wheat Maltodextrin
46
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
47
Rosemary Extract
48
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
49
Spice
50
Mono - & Diglycerides
51
Glycerine
52
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
53
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
54
Onion Powder
55
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
56
Color
57
Garlic Powder
58
Turmeric

Full Ingredient List

Water, dumplings (water, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, enriched durum flour (durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, oleoresin turmeric), carrots, cooked seasoned chicken (white chicken, water, modified corn starch, salt, sodium phosphate), celery, green beans, green peas, canola oil, light cream (milk, cream), corn starch, modified corn starch, whey powder, rendered chicken fat, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), nonfat milk, salt, monosodium glutamate, dehydrated onions, seasoning (contains salt, yeast extract, dried soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt), corn maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate, disodium inosinate, natural & artificial flavoring, chicken fat, chicken powder, wheat maltodextrin, sodium bicarbonate, rosemary extract, dextrose, spice, mono - & diglycerides, glycerine), hydrolyzed corn protein, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, onion powder; titanium dioxide (color), yeast extract, garlic powder, turmeric.

Categories

Canned foods Meals Soups Canned meals Canned soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken & Dumpling Soup

Neighbours outside Tasty Classics with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken & Dumpling Soup (85/100 here). The 3 same-brand links above stay within Tasty Classics; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken & Dumpling Soup's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 58-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Chicken & Dumpling Soup'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 0061202021842: 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.