Caution

Bacon ranch, chicken poppers

by Giant

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0688267158612 · Giant · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0688267158612 · Serving size 3 PIECES (85 g)

The verdict

Bacon ranch, chicken poppers by Giant scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 75 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 75-component record, beginning with Chicken Breasts, Bread Crumb, 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 75 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

67158612 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bacon ranch, chicken poppers label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 75 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Bacon! Sweet Sriracha · ±0 BOOK-OFF …158612 · July 2026

19 of 75 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 67158612 · 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: Bacon! Sweet Sriracha Meatloaf Topped With Bacon · Nearest score peer is Bacon! Sweet Sriracha Meatloaf Topped With Bacon 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. Bacon ranch, chicken poppers: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bacon ranch, chicken popp…80/1002. Bacon! Sweet Sriracha Meatloaf Topped With Bacon: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bacon! Sweet Sriracha Mea…80/1003. Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf Topped With Bacon: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf…80/1004. Turkey Sausage Patties: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Turkey Sausage Patties80/1005. Turkey links: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Turkey links80/100
High-band neighbours for Bacon ranch, chicken poppers (80/100) outside Giant.
Chart values as text

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

Bacon ranch, chicken poppers
80/100
Bacon! Sweet Sriracha Meatloaf Topped With Bacon
80/100
Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf Topped With Bacon
80/100
Turkey Sausage Patties
80/100
Turkey links
80/100

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. Bacon ranch, chicken poppers scores 12.9 points below that category average (80/100 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

Bacon ranch, chicken poppers lists 75 ingredients on its label

75 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

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 75 (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

How the 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 75 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken Breasts
2
Bread Crumb
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
Milk
16
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
17
Vitamin C
18
Vitamin D2
19
Mozzarella Cheese
20
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
21
Cheese Cultures
22
Enzymes And Cellulose
23
Tempura Flour
24
Bleached Wheat Flour
25
Rice Flour
26
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
27
Leavening
28
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
29
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
30
Monocalcium Phosphate
31
Water
32
Cream
33
Parmesan Cheese
34
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
35
Enzymes
36
Onion
37
White Wine
38
Wine
39
Potassium Sorbate And Metabisulfite
40
Preservatives
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Modified Food Starch
43
Asiago Cheese
44
Pasteurized Milk
45
Cheese Culture
46
Corn Flour
47
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
48
Anti-caking Agent
49
Romano Cheese
50
Scallion
51
Butter
52
Pasteurized Cream
53
Enriched Spring Wheat Flour
54
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
55
Reduced Iron
56
Thiamin Mononitrate
57
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
59
Malted Barley Flour
60
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
61
Wheat
62
Soy Bean
63
Egg
64
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
65
Spices
66
Whey Protein
67
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
68
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
69
Balsamic Vinegar
70
Wine Vinegar
71
Concentrated Grape Must
72
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
73
Color
74
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
75
Brown Sugar

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breasts, bread crumb (wheat flour, natural cane sugar, yeast, sea salt), bacon (pork cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, honey), milk (milk, ascorbic acid [vitamin c] and vitamin d2), mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes and cellulose [to prevent caking]), tempura flour (bleached wheat flour, rice flour, cornstarch, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate]), water, cream, parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion, white wine (wine, salt, potassium sorbate and metabisulfite [preservatives]), 2 % or less of: garlic, modified food starch, asiago cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, corn flour, cellulose [anti-caking agent]), romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, scallion, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), 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, whey protein, rice starch, carrageenan, 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 Bacon ranch, chicken poppers

Neighbours outside Giant with screening scores in the same high band as Bacon ranch, chicken poppers (80/100 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 Bacon ranch, chicken poppers's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 75-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Bacon ranch, chicken poppers's 2 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 0688267158612: 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.