Safe

Orange Zest Chicken

by Healthy Choice

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072655405172 · Healthy Choice · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072655405172 · Serving size 1 MEAL (286 g)

The verdict

Orange Zest Chicken by Healthy Choice scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Cooked Rice, Water, White Rice. 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 42 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

90/100

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.

55405172 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Orange Zest Chicken label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-MID Len top 36% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Korean BBQ beef · ±0 BOOK-OFF …405172 · July 2026

12 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 55405172 · 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: Korean BBQ beef bowl · Nearest score peer is Korean BBQ beef bowl 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. Orange Zest Chicken: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Orange Zest Chicken90/1002. Korean BBQ beef bowl: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Korean BBQ beef bowl90/1003. Mint ice cream sandwich: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Mint ice cream sandwich90/1004. Roasted turkey medallions: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Roasted turkey medallions90/1005. Swedish Meatballs: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Swedish Meatballs90/100
High-band neighbours for Orange Zest Chicken (90/100) outside Healthy Choice.
Chart values as text

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

Orange Zest Chicken
90/100
Korean BBQ beef bowl
90/100
Mint ice cream sandwich
90/100
Roasted turkey medallions
90/100
Swedish Meatballs
90/100

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. Orange Zest Chicken scores 2.9 points below that category average (90/100 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

Orange Zest Chicken lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 64th percentile a longer ingredient list than 64% 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: 42 (64th 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 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Rice
2
Water
3
White Rice
4
Chicken
5
Chicken Tenderloin
6
Olive Oil
7
Isolated Soy Protein Product
8
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
9
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Corn Starch
11
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
12
Soy Lecithin
13
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
14
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
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
Paprika
18
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
19
Flavoring
20
Sugar Snap Peas
21
Orange Marmalade
22
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
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
24
Concentrated Orange Juice
25
Orange Peel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
26
Fruit Pectin
27
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
28
Dried Red Bell Peppers
29
Scallions
30
Brown Sugar
31
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
32
Wheat
33
Soybeans
34
Alcohol
35
Dried Vinegar
36
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
37
Corn Starch
38
Organic Ginger
39
Lemon Juice Concentrate. Garlic
40
Soybean Oil
41
Oleoresin Paprika
42
Crushed Red Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Cooked Rice (Water, White Rice), Chicken (Chicken Tenderloin, 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 Phosphate, Paprika, Caramel Color, Flavoring), Sugar Snap Peas, Water, Orange Marmalade (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Orange Juice, Orange Peel, Natural Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid, May Contain Natural Flavor), Red Bell Peppers, Scallions, Brown Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol, Vinegar, Lactic Acid), Vinegar, Modified Corn Starch, Ginger, Lemon Juice Concentrate. Garlic, Soybean Oil, Salt, Oleoresin Paprika, Crushed Red Pepper.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Orange Zest Chicken

Neighbours outside Healthy Choice with screening scores in the same high band as Orange Zest Chicken (90/100 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 Orange Zest Chicken's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Orange Zest Chicken's 2 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 0072655405172: 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.