Caution

Chicken poppers

by Giant

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0688267158605 · Giant. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0688267158605 · Serving size 3 PIECES (85 g)

The verdict

Chicken poppers by Giant scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 86 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
3
Few flagged · of 86 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0688267158605
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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

67158605 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken poppers label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 86 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Giant, sandwich cookies · ±0 BOOK-OFF …158605 · July 2026

22 of 86 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 67158605 · 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: Giant, sandwich cookies · Nearest score peer is Giant, sandwich cookies 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Chicken poppers: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken poppers75/1002. Giant, sandwich cookies: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Giant, sandwich cookies75/1003. Ahold, sugar cookies, peppermint: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ahold, sugar cookies, pep…75/1004. Dressing: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Dressing75/1005. Ahold, red velvet cookies: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ahold, red velvet cookies75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Chicken poppers (75/100 on 86 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Chicken poppers
75/100
Giant, sandwich cookies
75/100
Ahold, sugar cookies, peppermint
75/100
Dressing
75/100
Ahold, red velvet cookies
75/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Chicken poppers lists 86 ingredients on its label

86 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 86 (100th 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 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
Bacon
8
Pork Cured With Water
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Sodium Phosphates
12
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
13
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
14
Honey
15
Mozzarella Cheese
16
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
17
Cheese Cultures
18
Enzymes And Cellulose
19
Pineapple
20
Tempura Flour
21
Bleached Wheat Flour
22
Rice Flour
23
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
24
Leavening
25
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
26
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
27
Monocalcium Phosphate
28
Milk
29
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
30
Vitamin C
31
Vitamin D2
32
Barbecue Sauce
33
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Distilled Vinegar
35
Tomato Paste
36
Modified Food Starch
37
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
38
Natural Smoke Flavor
39
Spices
40
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
41
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
42
Preservative
43
Molasses
44
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
45
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
46
Tamarind
47
Natural Flavor
48
Water
49
Onion
50
Parmesan Cheese
51
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
52
Enzymes
53
Red Onions
54
White Wine
55
Wine
56
Potassium Sorbate And Metabisulfite
57
Preservatives
58
Cream
59
Scallion
60
Asiago Cheese
61
Pasteurized Milk
62
Cheese Culture
63
Corn Flour And Cellulose
64
Anti-caking Agent
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
Butter
69
Pasteurized Cream
70
Enriched Spring Wheat Flour
71
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
72
Reduced Iron
73
Thiamin Mononitrate
74
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
75
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
76
Malted Barley Flour
77
Balsamic Vinegar
78
Wine Vinegar
79
Concentrated Grape Must
80
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
81
Color
82
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
83
Whey Protein
84
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
85
Brown Sugar
86
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

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breast, bread crumbs (wheat flour, natural cane sugar, yeast, sea salt), bacon (pork cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, honey), mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and cellulose [to prevent caking]), pineapple, tempura flour (bleached wheat flour, rice flour, cornstarch, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate]), milk (milk, ascorbic acid [vitamin c] and vitamin d2), barbecue sauce (high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of: salt, pineapple juice concentrate, natural smoke flavor, spices, caramel color, sodium benzoate [preservative], molasses, corn syrup, garlic, sugar, tamarind, natural flavor), water, onion, parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), 2% or less of: red onions, white wine (wine, salt, potassium sorbate and metabisulfite [preservatives]), cream, modified food starch, garlic, scallion, salt, asiago cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, corn flour and cellulose [anti-caking agent]), romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), egg (egg, citric acid, water), spices, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), enriched spring wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color], contains sulfites), whey protein, rice starch, brown sugar, carrageenan.

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.

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken poppers

Neighbours outside Giant near Chicken poppers's mid-band score (75/100). 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 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 Chicken poppers's 3 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 0688267158605: 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.