Caution

Codon bleu chicken poppers

by Giant

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0688267158582 · Giant · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0688267158582 · Serving size 3 PIECES (85 g)

The verdict

Codon bleu chicken poppers by Giant scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 86 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 86-component record, beginning with Chicken Breast, Bread Crumbs, Wheat Flour. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 86 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

67158582 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Codon bleu chicken poppers label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 86 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Chicken Corn Chowder · ±0 BOOK-OFF …158582 · July 2026

24 of 86 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 67158582 · 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: Chicken Corn Chowder Soup · Nearest score peer is Chicken Corn Chowder Soup 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. Codon bleu chicken poppers: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Codon bleu chicken poppers85/1002. Chicken Corn Chowder Soup: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken Corn Chowder Soup85/1003. Baked Potato With Bacon Soup: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Baked Potato With Bacon S…85/1004. Chicken & Chorizo Sausage Gumbo Soup: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chicken & Chorizo Sausage…85/1005. Ahold, clear splash, sparkling water beverage, wild cherry: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ahold, clear splash, spar…85/100
High-band neighbours for Codon bleu chicken poppers (85/100) outside Giant.
Chart values as text

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

Codon bleu chicken poppers
85/100
Chicken Corn Chowder Soup
85/100
Baked Potato With Bacon Soup
85/100
Chicken & Chorizo Sausage Gumbo Soup
85/100
Ahold, clear splash, sparkling water beverage, wild cherry
85/100

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. Codon bleu chicken poppers scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 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 Frozen foods products

Codon bleu chicken poppers lists 86 ingredients on its label

86 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 86 (98th 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

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 86 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken Breast
2
Bread Crumbs
3
Wheat Flour
4
Cane Sugar
5
Yeast
6
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
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
Ham
12
Ham Meat
13
Water
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
17
Brown Sugar
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
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
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
22
Dried Vinegar
23
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
24
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
25
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
26
Swiss Cheese
27
Cheese Culture
28
Enzymes
29
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
30
Anti-caking Agent
31
Dried Cream Cheese
32
Pasteurized Cultured Milk And Cream
33
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
34
Tara Gum And Guar Gum
35
Tempura Flour
36
Bleached Wheat Flour
37
Rice Flour
38
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
39
Leavening
40
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
41
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
42
Monocalcium Phosphate
43
Onion
44
Mozzarella Cheese
45
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
46
Cheese Cultures
47
Enzymes And Cellulose
48
Romano Cheese
49
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
50
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
51
White Wine
52
Wine
53
Potassium Sorbate And Metabisulfite
54
Preservatives
55
Natural Flavor
56
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
57
Butter Oil
58
Butter
59
Guar Gum
60
With Annatto And Turmeric
61
For Color
62
Butter
63
Pasteurized Cream
64
Scallion
65
Parmesan Cheese
66
Enriched Spring Wheat Flour
67
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
68
Reduced Iron
69
Thiamin Mononitrate
70
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
71
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
72
Malted Barley Flour
73
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
74
Wheat
75
Soy Bean
76
Egg
77
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
78
Spices
79
Modified Food Starch
80
Whey Protein
81
Balsamic Vinegar
82
Wine Vinegar
83
Concentrated Grape Must
84
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
85
Color
86
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breast, bread crumbs (wheat flour, natural cane sugar, yeast, sea salt), milk (milk, ascorbic acid [vitamin c] and vitamin d2), ham (ham meat, water, salt, contains 2% or less of: modified potato starch, potassium lactate, brown sugar, sugar, dextrose, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, vinegar, corn syrup, sodium diacetate, sodium nitrite), swiss cheese (milk, cheese culture, enzymes, salt, powdered cellulose [anti-caking agent]), cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, whey, salt, tara gum and guar gum), tempura flour (bleached wheat flour, rice flour, cornstarch, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate]), water, onion, 2% or less of: mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and cellulose [to prevent caking]), romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), garlic, white wine (wine, salt, potassium sorbate and metabisulfite [preservatives]), natural flavor (maltodextrin, modified butter oil, salt, dehydrated butter, guar gum, sodium bicarbonate, annatto and turmeric [for color]), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), 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), soy sauce (water, wheat, soy bean, salt), egg (egg, citric acid, water), spices, modified food starch, whey protein, balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color], contains sulfites), brown sugar.

Other products containing Ham Meat

Ham Meat is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Codon bleu chicken poppers

Neighbours outside Giant with screening scores in the same high band as Codon bleu chicken poppers (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Giant; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Codon bleu chicken poppers's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 86-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Codon bleu chicken poppers'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 0688267158582: 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.