Safe

Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan

by Giant

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0688267096198 · Giant · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0688267096198 · Serving size 1 BREAST (254 g)

The verdict

Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan by Giant scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 46 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 46-component record, beginning with Chicken, Boneless Chicken Breast, Water. 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 46 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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

67096198 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 46 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Ahold, ginger snaps · ±0 BOOK-OFF …096198 · July 2026

15 of 46 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 67096198 · 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: Ahold, ginger snaps cookies, ginger & molasses · Nearest score peer is Ahold, ginger snaps cookies, ginger & molasses at the same screening score.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Ahold, breaded chicken pa…95/1002. Ahold, ginger snaps cookies, ginger & molasses: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ahold, ginger snaps cooki…95/1003. Coffee Creamer, Original: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Coffee Creamer, Original95/1004. Ahold, spinach dip: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ahold, spinach dip95/1005. Chewy granola bars: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chewy granola bars95/100
High-band neighbours for Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan (95/100) outside Giant.
Chart values as text

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

Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan
95/100
Ahold, ginger snaps cookies, ginger & molasses
95/100
Coffee Creamer, Original
95/100
Ahold, spinach dip
95/100
Chewy granola bars
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan scores 2.6 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.4/100), so it is roughly typical 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

Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan lists 46 ingredients on its label

46 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 11,159 products 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

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

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 46 (99th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 46 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken
2
Boneless Chicken Breast
3
Water
4
Soy Protein Concentrate
5
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Corn Starch
8
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
9
Sodium Phosphate
10
Marinara Sauce
11
Tomato Paste
12
Diced Tomatoes
13
Tomatoes
14
Tomato Juice
15
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
16
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
17
Soybean Oil
18
Spices
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
21
Apple Cider Vinegar
22
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Modified Food Starch
24
From Corn
25
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
26
Mozzarella Cheese
27
Pasteurized Milk
28
Cheese Culture
29
Enzymes
30
Rice Flour
31
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking
32
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
33
Natural Mold Inhibitor
34
Bread Crumbs
35
Bleached Wheat Flour
36
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
37
Yeast
38
Batter
39
Cellulose Gum
40
Vital Wheat Gluten
41
Enriched Wheat Flour
42
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
43
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved

Full Ingredient List

Chicken (boneless chicken breast, water, contains 2% or less of the following: soy protein concentrate, sodium lactate, salt, modified corn starch, carrageenan, sodium phosphate), marinara sauce [water, tomato paste, diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), soybean oil, contains less than 2% of: spices, sugar, salt, extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, dehydrated garlic, modified food starch (from corn), xanthan gum, citric acid], mozzarella cheese [(pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), rice flour and/or potato starch and powdered cellulose to prevent caking, natamycin (a mold inhibitor)], bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt), batter (water, bleached wheat flour, modified corn starch, salt, cellulose gum, vital wheat gluten), enriched wheat flour (ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil.

Other products containing Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking

Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 9 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan

Neighbours outside Giant with screening scores in the same high band as Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Giant; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 46-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Ahold, breaded chicken parmesan'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 0688267096198: 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.