Safe

Chicken parmesan sandwich

by Steak-Eze

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071421579147 · Steak-Eze · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071421579147 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (193 g)

The verdict

Chicken parmesan sandwich by Steak-Eze scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 77 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 77-component record, beginning with Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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 77 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

21579147 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken parmesan sandwich label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 77 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE Sorbitan Monostearate PHOTO-FINISH Bahama Mama Spicy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …579147 · July 2026

22 of 77 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitan Monostearate). Source sheet 21579147 · 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: Bahama Mama Spicy Split Sausage Sandwich · Nearest score peer is Bahama Mama Spicy Split Sausage Sandwich 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 parmesan sandwich: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken parmesan sandwich100/1002. Bahama Mama Spicy Split Sausage Sandwich: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bahama Mama Spicy Split S…100/1003. Tuscan Loaf: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Tuscan Loaf100/1004. La brea bakry, cheddar loaf, jalapeno: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. La brea bakry, cheddar lo…100/1005. Three cheese semolina loaf: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Three cheese semolina loaf100/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken parmesan sandwich (100/100) outside Steak-Eze.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken parmesan sandwich
100/100
Bahama Mama Spicy Split Sausage Sandwich
100/100
Tuscan Loaf
100/100
La brea bakry, cheddar loaf, jalapeno
100/100
Three cheese semolina loaf
100/100

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 parmesan sandwich scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong 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

Chicken parmesan sandwich lists 77 ingredients on its label

77 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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

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: 77 (97th 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

1
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Enzyme
9
Water
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Soybean Oil
12
Yeast
13
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
14
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
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
17
Preservative
18
Monoglycerides With Ascorbic Acid And Citric Acid
19
Antioxidants
20
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
21
Enzymes
22
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
24
Sodium Phosphates
25
Bleached Wheat Flour
26
Yellow Corn Flour
27
Corn Starch
28
Enriched Bleached Flour
29
Natural Flavors
30
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
31
Romano Cheese-type Powder
32
Romano Cheese
33
Cultured Nonfat Milk
34
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
35
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
36
Sodium Citrate
37
Spices
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
Dehydrated Parsley
40
Paprika Extract
41
Color
42
Annatto Extract
43
Parmesan Cheese-type Powder
44
Parmesan Cheese
45
Natural Flavor
46
Spice Extract
47
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
48
Leavening
49
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
50
Corn Starch And Monocalcium Phosphate
51
Organic Tomato Puree
52
Tomato Paste
53
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
54
Olive Oil
55
Pizza Seasoning
56
Minced Onion
57
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
58
Paprika
59
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
60
Cheese Culture
61
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
62
Onion
63
Chili Pepper
64
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
65
Spice Extractives
66
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
67
Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk
68
Cheese Cultures
69
Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking
70
Lemon Juice
71
Lemon Juice Concentrate
72
Garlic Powder
73
Oregano
74
Organic Basil
75
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
76
Soy Lecithin
77
Non-sticking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Bun: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), water, sugar, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, calcium propionate (preservative), monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid (antioxidants), calcium sulfate, enzymes, wheat starch, ascorbic acid. fully cooked parmesan breaded chicken breast patty with rib meat: chicken breast with rib meat, water, contains 2% or less of: sodium phosphates, salt. battered and breaded with: bleached wheat flour, water, yellow corn flour, salt, corn starch, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), natural flavors, dextrose, romano cheese-type powder (romano cheese, cultured nonfat milk, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, whey, sodium citrate, salt), contains 2% or less of: spices, dried whey, dried parsley, paprika extract (color), soybean oil, annatto extract (color), parmesan cheese-type powder (parmesan cheese, cultured nonfat milk, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, whey, sodium citrate, natural flavor, salt), spice extract, sodium phosphates, sodium bicarbonate, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch and monocalcium phosphate). breading set in vegetable oil. marinara sauce: tomato puree, water, tomato paste, sugar, soybean oil, gelatin, olive oil, salt, pizza seasoning (dextrose, minced onion, lactose, paprika, romano cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, spices, chili pepper, malic acid, spice extractives [paprika], xanthan gum), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), lemon juice (water, lemon juice concentrate), garlic powder, oregano, basil, spices, onion powder. low-moisture part-skim mozzarella: pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, sorbic acid (preservative), enzymes, soy lecithin (non-sticking agent).

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken parmesan sandwich

Neighbours outside Steak-Eze with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken parmesan sandwich (100/100 here). The 2 same-brand links above stay within Steak-Eze; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Chicken parmesan sandwich has a longer ingredient list than 97% of its Frozen foods 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 0071421579147: 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.