Caution

Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks

by Daily Chef

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742068695 · Daily Chef · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742068695 · Serving size 1 PIECE (79 g)

The verdict

Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks by Daily Chef scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 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 62-component record, beginning with Flatbread Crust, Enriched Flour, 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 62 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

42068695 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Beef franks · ±0 BOOK-OFF …068695 · July 2026

14 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 42068695 · 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: Beef franks · Nearest score peer is Beef franks 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.

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 carbonara flatbread sticks: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Grilled chicken carbonara…85/1002. Beef franks: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Beef franks85/1003. Hickory Smoked Thick Cut Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Hickory Smoked Thick Cut …85/1004. Pound Cake: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pound Cake85/1005. Buttery Homestyle Complete Potatoes: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Buttery Homestyle Complet…85/100
High-band neighbours for Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks (85/100) outside Daily Chef.
Chart values as text

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

Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks
85/100
Beef franks
85/100
Hickory Smoked Thick Cut Bacon
85/100
Pound Cake
85/100
Buttery Homestyle Complete Potatoes
85/100

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. Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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: 62 (90th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 62 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Flatbread Crust
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
11
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
12
Cheese Cultures
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Soybean Oil
16
Parmesan And Romano Cheese Blend
17
Pasteurized Cow's Milk And Part Skim Milk
18
Cheese Culture
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Palm Oil
21
Oregano
22
Cooked Grilled White Chicken Meat
23
White Chicken Meat
24
Modified Food Starch
25
Natural Chicken Broth Flavor
26
Chicken Broth
27
Cooked Chicken
28
Natural Flavors
29
Sodium Phosphates
30
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
31
Tomatoes
32
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
33
Bacon
34
Bacon Cured With Water
35
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
36
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
38
Provolone Cheese
39
Pasteurized Milk
40
Seasoning
41
Cream
42
Parmesan And Romano Cheese Blend
43
Starter Culture
44
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
45
Butter
46
Buttermilk
47
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
48
Soy Lecithin
49
Nonfat Milk
50
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
51
Sodium Phosphate
52
Garlic Powder
53
Natural Flavor
54
Spice
55
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
56
Romano
57
Parmesan
58
Asiago Cheese Blend
59
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
60
Part Skim Milk
61
Parsley Flakes
62
Black Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Flatbread crust (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], soybean oil, parmesan and romano cheese blend [pasteurized cow's milk and part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], sugar, palm oil, salt, oregano), cooked grilled white chicken meat (white chicken meat, water, modified food starch, chicken broth flavor [chicken broth, powdered cooked chicken, and natural flavors], sodium phosphates, salt), low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), water, tomatoes (tomatoes, calcium chloride), bacon (bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), seasoning (cream, modified food starch, dehydrated parmesan and romano cheese blend [pasteurized cow's milk and part skim milk, starter culture, salt, enzymes], whey, salt, dehydrated butter [cream, salt], buttermilk, maltodextrin, sugar, soy lecithin, nonfat milk, xanthan gum, sodium phosphate, garlic powder, natural flavor, spice, lactic acid), soybean oil, romano, parmesan, & asiago cheese blend (pasteurized cow's milk, part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), natural flavor, parsley flakes, salt, black pepper.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks

Neighbours outside Daily Chef with screening scores in the same high band as Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Daily Chef; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 62-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Grilled chicken carbonara flatbread sticks'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 0078742068695: 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.