Safe

Szechuan Asparagus

by The Pictsweet Company

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070560979818 · The Pictsweet Company · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070560979818 · Serving size 18 PIECES (83 g)

The verdict

Szechuan Asparagus by The Pictsweet Company scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Asparagus, Water, Honey. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

60979818 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Szechuan Asparagus label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Acetic Acid PHOTO-FINISH Summer vegetables with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …979818 · July 2026

14 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acetic Acid). Source sheet 60979818 · 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: Summer vegetables with cracked pepper seasoning · Nearest score peer is Summer vegetables with cracked pepper seasoning 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Szechuan Asparagus: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Szechuan Asparagus100/1002. Summer vegetables with cracked pepper seasoning: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Summer vegetables with cr…100/1003. California Vegetables with Cracked Pepper Seasoning: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. California Vegetables wit…100/1004. Long grain white rice with mixed vegetables: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Long grain white rice wit…100/1005. Mixed vegetables: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mixed vegetables100/100
High-band neighbours for Szechuan Asparagus (100/100) outside The Pictsweet Company.
Chart values as text

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

Szechuan Asparagus
100/100
Summer vegetables with cracked pepper seasoning
100/100
California Vegetables with Cracked Pepper Seasoning
100/100
Long grain white rice with mixed vegetables
100/100
Mixed vegetables
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Szechuan Asparagus scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Szechuan Asparagus lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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

1
Asparagus
2
Water
3
Honey
4
Corn Starch
5
Cream
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Brown Sugar
8
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
9
Aged Red Pepper
10
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
11
Vegetable Color
12
Butter
13
Pasteurized Cream
14
Chicken Fat
15
Chicken Meat Including Chicken Juices
16
Chili Pepper
17
Chili Powder
18
Cilantro
19
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
20
Corn Oil
21
Cultured Rice
22
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
23
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
24
Enzyme Modified Butter
25
Fermented Soybeans
26
Natural Flavor
27
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
28
Green Onions
29
Guar Gum
30
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
32
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
33
Malt Syrup
34
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
35
Natural Flavor
36
Onion Powder
37
Paprika
38
Color
39
Potato Flour
40
Dried Red Bell Peppers
41
Rice Vinegar
42
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
43
Sesame Oil
44
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
45
Wheat
46
Soybeans
47
Alcohol
48
Dried Vinegar
49
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
50
Spice
51
Steviol Glycosides
52
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
53
Tomato Paste
54
Turmeric
55
Wheat Flour
56
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
57
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
58
Yeast Extract
59
Yellow Bell Peppers

Full Ingredient List

Asparagus, water, honey, modified corn starch, cream, salt, brown sugar, acetic acid, aged red pepper, annatto (vegetable color), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), chicken fat, chicken meat including chicken juices, chili pepper, chili powder, cilantro, citric acid, corn oil, cultured rice, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, enzyme modified butter, fermented soybeans, flavor, garlic, green onions, guar gum, high fructose corn syrup, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, malt syrup, maltodextrin, natural flavor, onion powder, paprika (color), potato flour, red bell peppers, rice vinegar, sea salt, sesame oil, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol, vinegar, lactic acid), soybeans, spice, steviol glycosides, sugar, tomato paste, turmeric (color), vinegar, wheat, wheat flour, whey, xanthan gum, yeast extract, yellow bell peppers.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Fruits and vegetables based foods Vegetables based foods Frozen foods Frozen plant-based foods Frozen vegetables

High-score cross-brand comparables for Szechuan Asparagus

Neighbours outside The Pictsweet Company with screening scores in the same high band as Szechuan Asparagus (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within The Pictsweet Company; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Szechuan Asparagus has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its Plant-based foods and beverages category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0070560979818: 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.