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sams chicken sofrito

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0255169913016. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0255169913016

The verdict

sams chicken sofrito scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Boneless Skinless Cooked Chicken Thighs, Water, Carrageenan. 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 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0255169913016
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

69913016 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

sams chicken sofrito label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …913016 · July 2026

9 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 69913016 · 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

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

sams chicken sofrito lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Boneless Skinless Cooked Chicken Thighs
2
Water
3
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
4
Cooked Chicken Thighs
5
Chicken Broth
6
Chicken Powder
7
Adobo Chili Seasoning
8
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Smoked Paprika
10
Spices
11
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
12
Onion
13
Ancho Chili Pepper Powder
14
Green Chili Pepper Powder
15
Chipotle Pepper
16
White Distilled Vinegar
17
Basmati Turmeric Rice
18
Cooked Basmati Rice
19
Basmatirice
20
Organic Turmeric Seasoning
21
Yeast Extract
22
Onionpowder
23
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
24
Garlic Powder
25
Turmeric
26
Natural Flavor
27
Paprika
28
Extractives Of Turmeric
29
Canola Oil
30
Or Lesssilicon Dioxide
31
Rice Bran Oil
32
Paellasauce
33
Red And Green Bell Pepper Blend
34
Diced Tomatoes Tomato Juice
35
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
36
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
37
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
38
Organic Onions
39
Tomato Paste
40
Celery
41
White Wine
42
Sulfurdioxide
43
Oliveoil
44
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
45
Onion Powder
46
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
47
Food Starch-modified
48
Spice
49
Extractivesof Annatto
50
Extractive Of Turmeric

Full Ingredient List

boneless skinless cooked chicken thighs,water, carrageenan, cooked chicken thighs, chicken broth [water, chicken powder], adobo chili seasoning (sea salt, smoked paprika, spices, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, ancho chili pepper powder, green chili pepper powder, dehydrated chipotle pepper), carrageenan, white distilled vinegar, basmati turmeric rice (cooked basmati rice [water, basmatirice], turmeric seasoning [sea salt, yeast extract, onionpowder, spices, maltodextrin, garlic powder, turmeric, natural flavor, paprika, extractives of turmeric, canola oil, contains 2 % or lesssilicon dioxide, rice bran oil), paellasauce (red and green bell pepper blend, diced tomatoes tomato juice, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), onions, tomato paste, celery, white wine [sulfurdioxide], oliveoil, garlic, water, salt, yeast extract, onion powder, sugar, food starch-modified, spice, paprika, natural flavor, citric acid, extractivesof annatto, extractive of turmeric)

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from sams chicken sofrito's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare sams chicken sofrito'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 0255169913016: 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.