Safe

Spicy chicken alfredo

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854105989 · Michelina's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854105989 · Serving size 1 portion (227 g)

The verdict

Spicy chicken alfredo by Michelina's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Cooked Enriched Pasta, Water, Enriched Durum Semolina. 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 50 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

54105989 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spicy chicken alfredo label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 22% LEAD-RARE Cellulose PHOTO-FINISH Macaroni & sharp · ±0 BOOK-OFF …105989 · July 2026

11 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Cellulose). Source sheet 54105989 · 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: Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese · Nearest score peer is Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese 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. Spicy chicken alfredo: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spicy chicken alfredo100/1002. Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Macaroni & sharp cheddar …100/1003. Shells & cheese with jalapeno peppers: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Shells & cheese with jala…100/1004. Eat!, La Vida Tomatillo Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Eat!, La Vida Tomatillo C…100/1005. Eat!, Bim Bap Korean Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Eat!, Bim Bap Korean Chic…100/100
High-band neighbours for Spicy chicken alfredo (100/100) outside Michelina's.
Chart values as text

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

Spicy chicken alfredo
100/100
Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese
100/100
Shells & cheese with jalapeno peppers
100/100
Eat!, La Vida Tomatillo Chicken
100/100
Eat!, Bim Bap Korean Chicken
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. Spicy chicken alfredo 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

Spicy chicken alfredo lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 78th percentile a longer ingredient list than 78% 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: 50 (78th 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
Cooked Enriched Pasta
2
Water
3
Enriched Durum Semolina
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Half And Half
11
Milk
12
Cream
13
Cooked White Chicken
14
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
15
Soy Protein Isolate
16
2% Or Less Of Salt
17
Sodium Phosphate
18
Modified Food Starch
19
Maltodextrin And Natural Flavor
20
Less Than 2% Of Grated Cheese Blend
21
Parmesan And Asiago Cheeses
22
Cultured Milk
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Enzymes
25
Natural Flavor
26
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
27
Cheese Flavor
28
Dehydrated Enzyme Modified Cheese And Butter
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Cheese Culture
31
Butter
32
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
33
Buttermilk Solids
34
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
35
Romano Cheese
36
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
37
Cultures
38
Sodium Phosphates
39
Canola Oil
40
Yeast Extract
41
Spices
42
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
43
Granulated Garlic
44
Chili Powder
45
Chili Pepper
46
Garlic Powder
47
Parsley Flakes
48
Granulated Onion
49
Paprika
50
Disodium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Cooked enriched pasta (water, enriched durum semolina [niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], wheat gluten), water, half and half (milk, cream), cooked white chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, soy protein isolate, 2% or less of salt, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, maltodextrin and natural flavor), less than 2% of grated cheese blend (parmesan and asiago cheeses [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], natural flavor, cellulose, salt), modified food starch, cheese flavor (enzyme modified cheese and butter [cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes}, butter, cheese culture, enzymes], whey, buttermilk solids, salt, sodium phosphate, lactic acid), salt, cheese flavor (romano cheese [pasteurized cow's milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], water, salt, sodium phosphates), canola oil, yeast extract, spices, xanthan gum, granulated garlic, chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, garlic powder), parsley flakes, granulated onion, paprika, disodium phosphate.

Other products containing Less Than 2% Of Grated Cheese Blend

Less Than 2% Of Grated Cheese Blend is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Spicy chicken alfredo

Neighbours outside Michelina's with screening scores in the same high band as Spicy chicken alfredo (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Michelina's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Spicy chicken alfredo has a longer ingredient list than 78% 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 0717854105989: 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.