Safe

Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables

by Healthy Choice

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072655001077 · Healthy Choice · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072655001077 · Serving size 1 meal (280 g)

The verdict

Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables by Healthy Choice scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 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 51-component record, beginning with Cooked Pasta, Water, 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 51 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.

55001077 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 15% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Lemon Herb Chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …001077 · July 2026

15 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 55001077 · 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: Lemon Herb Chicken · Nearest score peer is Lemon Herb Chicken 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. Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Grilled Chicken Pesto wit…95/1002. Lemon Herb Chicken: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Lemon Herb Chicken95/1003. Sweet corn elote bowl: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sweet corn elote bowl95/1004. Udon Noodle Bowl: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Udon Noodle Bowl95/1005. Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mesquite Smoked Turkey Br…95/100
High-band neighbours for Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables (95/100) outside Healthy Choice.
Chart values as text

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

Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables
95/100
Lemon Herb Chicken
95/100
Sweet corn elote bowl
95/100
Udon Noodle Bowl
95/100
Mesquite Smoked Turkey Breast
95/100

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. Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 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

Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 85th percentile a longer ingredient list than 85% 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

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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 51 (85th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Pasta
2
Water
3
Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Durum Wheat Semolina
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Soybean Oil
11
Egg White
12
Cooked Chicken
13
Chicken Breast
14
Olive Oil
15
Isolated Soy Protein Product
16
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
17
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Corn Starch
19
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
20
Soy Lecithin
21
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
22
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
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Sodium Phosphates
25
Flavoring
26
Yellow And Green Zucchini
27
Spinach
28
Chardonnay Wine
29
Parmesan Cheese
30
Part Skim Milk
31
Cheese Culture
32
Enzymes
33
Seasoning
34
Organic Basil
35
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
36
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
37
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
38
Corn Starch
39
Onion Puree
40
Onion
41
Garlic Puree
42
Shallots
43
Dehydrated Parsley
44
Nonfat Dry Milk
45
Black Pepper
46
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
47
Guar Gum
48
Egg
49
Milk
50
Soy
51
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Cooked pasta (water, enriched wheat flour [durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate {iron}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, egg white), cooked chicken (chicken breast, 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), water, yellow and green zucchini, spinach, chardonnay wine, contains 2% or less of: parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), seasoning (basil, garlic, sugar, olive oil, sea salt), modified corn starch, onion puree (onion, sugar, salt), soybean oil, garlic puree, salt, shallots, parsley, nonfat dry milk, basil, black pepper, xanthan gum, guar gum. contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.

Categories

Meals Pasta dishes

High-score cross-brand comparables for Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables

Neighbours outside Healthy Choice with screening scores in the same high band as Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Healthy Choice; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables'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 0072655001077: 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.