Caution

Chicken Bakes

by Kirkland Signature

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0096619329939 · Kirkland Signature · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0096619329939 · Serving size 1 sandwich (227 g)

The verdict

Chicken Bakes by Kirkland Signature scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 71 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 71-component record, beginning with Flour, Enriched 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
3
Few flagged · of 71 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

19329939 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Bakes label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 71 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Blue Raspberry Sport · ±0 BOOK-OFF …329939 · July 2026

20 of 71 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 19329939 · 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: Blue Raspberry Sport Drink · Nearest score peer is Blue Raspberry Sport Drink 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. Chicken Bakes: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Bakes75/1002. Blue Raspberry Sport Drink: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Blue Raspberry Sport Drink75/1003. Orange Sport Drink: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Orange Sport Drink75/1004. Homentashen: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Homentashen75/1005. Dairy Drink: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Dairy Drink75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Chicken Bakes (75/100 on 71 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Chicken Bakes
75/100
Blue Raspberry Sport Drink
75/100
Orange Sport Drink
75/100
Homentashen
75/100
Dairy Drink
75/100

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 Bakes scores 17.9 points below that category average (75/100 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 Meats and their products products

Chicken Bakes lists 71 ingredients on its label

71 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 71 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 71 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Flour
2
Enriched Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Malted Barley Flour
9
Water
10
Oil Blend
11
Canola Oil
12
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Dough Conditioner
15
Wheat Flour
16
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Monoglycerides
18
Guar Gum
19
Soybean Oil
20
Enzymes
21
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Dry Yeast
23
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
24
Honey
25
Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat
26
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
27
Isolated Soy Protein Product
28
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
29
Modified Food Starch
30
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
31
Soy Lecithin
32
Sodium Phosphate
33
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
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
35
Flavorings
36
Caesar Dressing
37
Corn Vinegar
38
Parmesan Cheese
39
Pasteurized Milk
40
Cheese Cultures
41
Whole Egg
42
Spices
43
Includes Mustard
44
Distilled Vinegar
45
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
46
Anchovy Extract
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
Lemon Juice Concentrate
49
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
50
Onion
51
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
52
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
53
Calcium Disodium Edta
54
Mozzarella And Provolone Cheese Blend
55
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
56
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
57
Provolone Cheese
58
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
59
Natural Mold Inhibitor
60
Bacon
61
Cured With Water
62
Sodium Phosphates
63
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
64
Natural Smoke Flavor
65
May Also Contain Sodium Erythorbate
66
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
67
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
68
Brown Sugar
69
Shredded Parmesan Cheese
70
Part Skimmed Pasteurized Cow's Milk
71
Green Onions

Full Ingredient List

flour (enriched wheat flour [niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malted barley flour), water, oil blend (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), salt, dough conditioner (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], monoglycerides, guar gum, corn syrup solids and 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, enzymes, salt), wheat gluten, dry yeast, ascorbic acid, honey, chicken breast strips with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, isolated soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified food starch, carrageenan, soy lecithin], salt, sodium phosphate, sugar, dextrose, flavorings), caesar dressing (soybean oil, water, corn vinegar, parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whole egg, spices [includes mustard], distilled vinegar, xanthan gum, anchovy extract [maltodextrin, anchovy extract, salt], lemon juice concentrate, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, sodium benzoate, caramel color, calcium disodium EDTA), mozzarella and provolone cheese blend (low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], provolone cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], natamycin [a mold inhibitor]), bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium nitrite, smoke flavor, may also contain sodium erythorbate, sodium ascorbate, potassium chloride, dextrose, brown sugar), shredded parmesan cheese (part skimmed pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), green onions

Other products containing Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat

Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meats and their products Frozen foods Meats Chicken and its products Poultries Chickens

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Bakes

Neighbours outside Kirkland Signature near Chicken Bakes's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kirkland Signature; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken Bakes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 71-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Chicken Bakes's 3 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 0096619329939: 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.