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Chicken caesar salad

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0616641862039 · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0616641862039 · Serving size 1 CONTAINER (286 g)

The verdict

Chicken caesar salad scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 58-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Grilled Chicken Breast, Chicken Breast With Rib Meat. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 58 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

41862039 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken caesar salad label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE Mustard Oil PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …862039 · July 2026

9 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Mustard Oil). Source sheet 41862039 · 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.

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.

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. Chicken caesar salad scores 5.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 94.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong 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

Chicken caesar salad lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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

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

5,429 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 58 (97th 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

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Grilled Chicken Breast
3
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
4
Water
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Black Pepper
7
Tomatoes
8
Croutons
9
Enriched Flour
10
Malted Barley Flour
11
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Reduced Iron
13
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
16
Butter
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Onion Powder
19
Pepper
20
Yeast. Made From Sour Batard
21
Parmesan Cheese
22
Part-skimmed Pasteurized Cow's Milk
23
Cultures
24
Enzymes
25
Cholesterol Free Mayonnaise
26
Expeller Pressed Canola Oil
27
Food Starch-modified
28
Distilled Vinegar
29
Apple Cider Vinegar
30
Soy Protein Isolate
31
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
32
Lemon Juice Concentrate
33
Mixed Tocopherols
34
Rosemary Extract
35
Mustard Oil
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
36
Oleoresin Paprika
37
Oleoresin Turmeric
38
Lemon Juice
39
Pasteurized Part Skim Cow's Milk
40
Cheese Cultures
41
Anti-caking Agent
42
Anchovie Fillets
43
Anchovies
44
Olive Oil
45
Worcestershire Sauce
46
Distilled White Vinegar
47
Molasses
48
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
49
Organic Onions
50
Organic Cloves
51
Tamarind Extract
52
Flavorings
53
Chili Pepper Extract
54
Dijon Mustard
55
Mustard Seeds
56
Dried Vinegar
57
Kosher Salt
58
White Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Salad: romaine lettuce, grilled chicken breast (chicken breast with rib meat, water, salt, black pepper), tomatoes, croutons (enriched flour {wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, water, butter, garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper, yeast. made from sour batard), parmesan cheese (part-skimmed pasteurized cow's milk, cultures, salt, enzymes). dressing: cholesterol free mayonnaise (water, expeller pressed canola oil, food starch-modified, distilled vinegar, apple cider vinegar, salt, soy protein isolate, xanthan gum, lemon juice concentrate, onion powder, mixed tocopherols {antioxidant}, rosemary extract, mustard oil, oleoresin paprika, oleoresin turmeric), water, lemon juice, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes) and anti-caking agent {potato starch}), anchovie fillets (anchovies, olive oil, salt), worcestershire sauce (distilled white vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onions, anchovies, garlic, cloves, tamarind extract, natural flavorings, chili pepper extract), dijon mustard (water, mustard seeds, vinegar, salt), garlic, kosher salt, white pepper.

Categories

Salted-snacks

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Chicken caesar salad has a longer ingredient list than 97% of its Salted-snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0616641862039: 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.