Safe

Chicken poppers

by Giant

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0688267158575 · Giant · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0688267158575 · Serving size 3 PIECES (85 g)

The verdict

Chicken poppers by Giant scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 76 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 76-component record, beginning with Chicken Breast, Tortilla Chips, Ground Corn. 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 76 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

67158575 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken poppers label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 76 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE Sulfites PHOTO-FINISH Ground Beef Patties · ±0 BOOK-OFF …158575 · July 2026

14 of 76 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sulfites). Source sheet 67158575 · 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: Ground Beef Patties · Nearest score peer is Ground Beef Patties 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.

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 poppers: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken poppers100/1002. Ground Beef Patties: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ground Beef Patties100/1003. Giant, pumpkin cranberry cracker crisps: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Giant, pumpkin cranberry …100/1004. Giant, pound cake, pumpkin spice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Giant, pound cake, pumpki…100/1005. Ahold hazelnut spread: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ahold hazelnut spread100/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken poppers (100/100) outside Giant.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken poppers
100/100
Ground Beef Patties
100/100
Giant, pumpkin cranberry cracker crisps
100/100
Giant, pound cake, pumpkin spice
100/100
Ahold hazelnut spread
100/100

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 poppers scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Chicken poppers lists 76 ingredients on its label

76 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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: 76 (97th 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

1
Chicken Breast
2
Tortilla Chips
3
Ground Corn
4
Treated With Lime
5
Corn Oil
6
Rosemary Extract
7
Milk
8
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
9
Vitamin C
10
Vitamin D2
11
Bread Crumbs
12
Wheat Flour
13
Cane Sugar
14
Yeast
15
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Blue Cheese
17
Pasteurized Milk
18
Cheese Cultures
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Enzymes
21
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
22
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
23
Mozzarella Cheese
24
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
25
Enzymes And Cellulose
26
Onion
27
Tempura Flour
28
Bleached Wheat Flour
29
Rice Flour
30
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
31
Leavening
32
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
33
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
34
Monocalcium Phosphate
35
Dried Cream Cheese
36
Pasteurized Cultured Milk And Cream
37
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
38
Tara Gum
39
Guar Gum
40
Water
41
Cayenne Pepper Sauce
42
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
43
Distilled Vinegar
44
Natural Flavor
45
Garlic Powder
46
Red Onion
47
Celery
48
2% Or Less Of White Wine
49
Wine
50
Potassium Sorbate And Metabisulfite
51
Preservatives
52
Modified Food Starch
53
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
54
Butter
55
Pasteurized Cream
56
Scallion
57
Parmesan Cheese
58
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
59
Enriched Spring Wheat Flour
60
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
61
Reduced Iron
62
Thiamin Mononitrate
63
Riboflavin Folic Acid
64
Malted Barley Flour
65
Romano Cheese
66
Egg
67
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
68
Spices
69
Whey Protein
70
Balsamic Vinegar
71
Wine Vinegar
72
Concentrated Grape Must
73
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
74
Color
75
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
76
Brown Sugar

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breast, tortilla chips (ground corn [treated with lime], corn oil, rosemary extract), milk (milk, ascorbic acid [vitamin c] and vitamin d2), bread crumbs (wheat flour, natural cane sugar, yeast, sea salt), blue cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [to protect flavor]), mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and cellulose [to prevent caking]), onion, tempura flour (bleached wheat flour, rice flour, cornstarch, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate]), cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, whey, salt, tara gum, guar gum), water, cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, natural flavor, garlic powder), red onion, celery, 2% or less of white wine (wine, salt, potassium sorbate and metabisulfite [preservatives]), modified food starch, garlic, butter, (pasteurized cream, salt), scallion, parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), enriched spring wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid, malted barley flour), romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, egg (egg, citric acid, water), spices, whey protein, balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color], contains sulfites), brown sugar.

Other products containing Potassium Sorbate And Metabisulfite

Potassium Sorbate And Metabisulfite is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken poppers

Neighbours outside Giant with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken poppers (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Giant; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Chicken poppers has a longer ingredient list than 97% of its Frozen foods 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 0688267158575: 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.