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Michelina's, orange chicken

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854151450 · Michelina's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854151450 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (227 g)

The verdict

Michelina's, orange chicken by Michelina's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 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 40-component record, beginning with Cooked Long Grain Rice, Water, Cooked White Chicken. 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 40 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.

54151450 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Michelina's, orange chicken label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-RARE Autolyzed yeast extract PHOTO-FINISH Eat!, Honey Balsamic · ±0 BOOK-OFF …151450 · July 2026

7 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Autolyzed yeast extract). Source sheet 54151450 · 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: Eat!, Honey Balsamic Chicken · Nearest score peer is Eat!, Honey Balsamic Chicken 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. Michelina's, orange chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Michelina's, orange chick…100/1002. Eat!, Honey Balsamic Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Eat!, Honey Balsamic Chic…100/1003. Eat! 2.0, Chicken Penne Primavera: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Eat! 2.0, Chicken Penne P…100/1004. Eat! 2.0, Lemon Herb Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Eat! 2.0, Lemon Herb Chic…100/1005. Eat!, Bim Bap Orange Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Eat!, Bim Bap Orange Chic…100/100
High-band neighbours for Michelina's, orange chicken (100/100) outside Michelina's.
Chart values as text

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

Michelina's, orange chicken
100/100
Eat!, Honey Balsamic Chicken
100/100
Eat! 2.0, Chicken Penne Primavera
100/100
Eat! 2.0, Lemon Herb Chicken
100/100
Eat!, Bim Bap Orange 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. Michelina's, orange chicken 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

Michelina's, orange chicken lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% 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: 40 (60th 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 Long Grain Rice
2
Water
3
Cooked White Chicken
4
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
5
2% Or Less Of Soy Protein Isolate
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Sodium Phosphate
8
Modified Food Starch
9
Maltodextrin And Natural Flavor
10
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
11
Wheat
12
Soybeans
13
Alcohol
14
Vinegar And Lactic Acid
15
Brown Sugar
16
Less Than 2% Of Carrots
17
Orange Juice Concentrate
18
Dried Red Bell Peppers
19
Peas
20
Canola Oil
21
Chicken Base
22
Chicken Meat And Concentrated Chicken Stock
23
Chicken Fat
24
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
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
26
Flavor Blend
27
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
28
Corn Syrup Solids
29
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
30
Natural Flavor
31
Flavoring
32
Extractive Of Turmeric
33
Ginger Puree
34
Organic Ginger
35
Apple Juice Concentrate
36
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
37
Water And Citric Acid
38
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
39
Orange Oil
40
Spice

Full Ingredient List

Cooked long grain rice, water, cooked white chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, 2% or less of soy protein isolate, salt, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, maltodextrin and natural flavor), soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol, vinegar and lactic acid), brown sugar, less than 2% of carrots, orange juice concentrate, red bell peppers, modified food starch, peas, canola oil, chicken base (chicken meat and concentrated chicken stock, salt, chicken fat, sugar, dried whey, flavor blend [autolyzed yeast extract, corn syrup solids, citric acid, natural flavor], flavoring, extractive of turmeric), ginger puree (ginger, water), apple juice concentrate, garlic (with water and citric acid), xanthan gum, orange oil, spice.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Michelina's, orange chicken

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

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

7 of 40 parsed ingredients on Michelina's, orange chicken match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

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This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0717854151450: 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.