Caution

Grilled Chicken Caesar

by Bonduelle Bistro

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077745294667 · Bonduelle Bistro · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077745294667 · Serving size 3.5 serving (100 g)

The verdict

Grilled Chicken Caesar by Bonduelle Bistro scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 73 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 73-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Caesar Dressing, Vegetable Oil. 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 73 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.

45294667 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Grilled Chicken Caesar label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 73 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH Bacon bleu wedge · ±0 BOOK-OFF …294667 · July 2026

26 of 73 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 45294667 · 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: Bacon bleu wedge chopped salad · Nearest score peer is Bacon bleu wedge chopped salad 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. Grilled Chicken Caesar: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Grilled Chicken Caesar85/1002. Bacon bleu wedge chopped salad: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bacon bleu wedge chopped …85/1003. Chicken blt: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chicken blt85/1004. Ready pac kale cranberry pecan chopped salad kit: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ready pac kale cranberry …85/1005. Chopped complete salad kit: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chopped complete salad kit85/100
High-band neighbours for Grilled Chicken Caesar (85/100) outside Bonduelle Bistro.
Chart values as text

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

Grilled Chicken Caesar
85/100
Bacon bleu wedge chopped salad
85/100
Chicken blt
85/100
Ready pac kale cranberry pecan chopped salad kit
85/100
Chopped complete salad kit
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 6,228 products we've scored in the Salted-snacks category, the average safety score is 94.1/100. Grilled Chicken Caesar scores 9.1 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 94.1/100), 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 Salted-snacks products

Grilled Chicken Caesar lists 73 ingredients on its label

73 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 5,429 products we track

0–2: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 222 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 793 products (15%). Below this entry. 6–8: 689 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,036 products (19%). Below this entry. 10–12: 817 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 570 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 243 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 168 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 67 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 30 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 36 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 46 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 407 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Salted-snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

5,429 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 73 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3 products (0%)
2–4
222 products (4%)
4–6
793 products (15%)
6–8
689 products (13%)
8–10
1,036 products (19%)
10–12
817 products (15%)
12–14
570 products (10%)
14–16
243 products (4%)
16–18
168 products (3%)
18–20
67 products (1%)
20–22
47 products (1%)
22–24
30 products (1%)
24–26
41 products (1%)
26–28
32 products (1%)
28–30
36 products (1%)
30–32
41 products (1%)
32–34
47 products (1%)
34–36
47 products (1%)
36–38
46 products (1%)
38–40
47 products (1%)
40 and above
407 products (7%)

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 5,429 Salted-snacks 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 73 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Caesar Dressing
3
Vegetable Oil
4
Soybean Oil
5
Canola Oil
6
Water
7
Parmesan Cheese
8
Part Skim Cow's Milk
9
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Cultures
11
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Whole Eggs
14
Distilled Vinegar
15
Red Wine Vinegar
16
Anchovy Paste
17
Dijon Mustard
18
Dried Vinegar
19
Mustard Seeds
20
Spices
21
Egg Yolks
22
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Lemon Juice Concentrate
24
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Natural Flavors
26
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
27
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
28
As Preservatives
29
Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Flavor
30
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
31
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
32
Seasoning
33
Artifical Chicken Flavor
34
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
35
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
37
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
38
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
39
Flavoring
40
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
41
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
42
Sodium Phosphate
43
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
44
Butter Garlic Croutons
45
Enriched Flour
46
Wheat Flour
47
Malted Barley Flour
48
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Reduced Iron
50
Thiamin Mononitrate
51
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
52
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
53
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
54
Yeast
55
Natural Butter And Garlic Flavors
56
Milk
57
Soy
58
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
59
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
60
Preservative
61
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
62
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
63
Enzymes
64
Onion Powder
65
Dehydrated Parsley
66
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
67
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
68
Parmesan Style Cheese
69
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
70
Cheese Culture
71
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
72
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
73
Natural Mold Inhibitor

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, caesar dressing (vegetable oil [soybean oil, canola oil], water, parmesan cheese [part skim cow's milk, rennet, cultures, calcium chloride, salt], whole eggs, distilled vinegar, red wine vinegar, anchovy paste, dijon mustard [water, vinegar, mustard seeds, salt, spices], egg yolks, salt, dehydrated garlic, lemon juice concentrate, sugar, spices, natural flavors, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [as preservatives], calcium disodium edta to protect flavor), chicken breast with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, sodium lactate, seasoning [salt, sugar, artifical chicken flavor {with hydrolyzed corn protein, autolyzed yeast extract, thiamine hydrochloride, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate}, dextrose, natural flavoring], modified potato starch, dextrose, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate), butter garlic croutons (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola oil, sugar, 2% or less of: salt, garlic*, yeast, natural butter and garlic flavors [milk, soy], wheat gluten, calcium propionate [preservative], calcium sulfate, ascorbic acid, enzymes, vinegar, onion powder, parsley*, citric acid, tbhq [to preserve freshness]), parmesan style cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes, potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]).

Categories

Salted-snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Grilled Chicken Caesar

Neighbours outside Bonduelle Bistro with screening scores in the same high band as Grilled Chicken Caesar (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Bonduelle Bistro; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Grilled Chicken Caesar's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 73-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Grilled Chicken Caesar'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 0077745294667: 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.