Caution

Four-cheese Chicken & Rice

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854154215 · Michelina's. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854154215 · Serving size 369g

The verdict

Four-cheese Chicken & Rice by Michelina's scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-component record, beginning with Cooked Rice, Water, Half And Half. 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 60 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0717854154215
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

54154215 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Four-cheese Chicken & Rice label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Chicken bacon ranch · ±0 BOOK-OFF …154215 · July 2026

14 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 54154215 · 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 bacon ranch grilled white chicken with rice, broccoli & bacon in a creamy ranch sauce, chicken bacon ranch · Nearest score peer is Chicken bacon ranch grilled white chicken with rice, broccoli & bacon in a creamy ranch sauce, chicken bacon ranch 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. Four-cheese Chicken & Rice: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Four-cheese Chicken & Rice85/1002. Chicken bacon ranch grilled white chicken with rice, broccoli & bacon in a creamy ranch sauce, chicken bacon ranch: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken bacon ranch grill…85/1003. Bacon mac 'n' cheese: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bacon mac 'n' cheese85/1004. Nacho potatoes with beef & bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Nacho potatoes with beef …85/1005. Chili's, nacho potatoes with beef & bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chili's, nacho potatoes w…85/100
High-band neighbours for Four-cheese Chicken & Rice (85/100) outside Michelina's.
Chart values as text

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

Four-cheese Chicken & Rice
85/100
Chicken bacon ranch grilled white chicken with rice, broccoli & bacon in a creamy ranch sauce, chicken bacon ranch
85/100
Bacon mac 'n' cheese
85/100
Nacho potatoes with beef & bacon
85/100
Chili's, nacho potatoes with beef & bacon
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Four-cheese Chicken & Rice lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 359,392 products 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: 60 (99th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Rice
2
Water
3
Half And Half
4
Cooked White Chicken
5
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
6
Soy Protein Isolate
7
Sodium Phosphate
8
Modified Food Starch
9
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
10
Natural Flavor
11
Cheddar Cheese
12
Pasteurized Milk
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Cheese Cultures
15
Enzymes
16
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
17
Carrots
18
Peas
19
White Cheddar Club Cheese
20
Cultured Milk
21
Neufchatel Cheese
22
Milk
23
Cream
24
Carob Bean Gum
25
Chicken
26
Chicken Stock
27
Chicken Fat
28
Chicken Base
29
Chicken Meat
30
Rendered Chicken Fat
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Yeast Extract
33
Corn Syrup Solids
34
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
35
Extractives Of Turmeric
36
Grated Cheese Blend
37
Parmesan Cheese
38
Asiago Cheese
39
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
40
Celery
41
Canola Oil
42
Organic Onions
43
Rendered Bacon Fat
44
Cured With Water
45
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
46
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
47
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
48
Brown Sugar
49
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
50
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
51
Flavoring
52
Honey
53
Cheese Flavor
54
Cultures
55
Disodium Phosphate
56
Sodium Citrate
57
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
58
Spice
59
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
60
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

cooked rice, water, half and half, cooked white chicken, chicken breast with rib meat, water, soy protein isolate, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, maltodextrin, natural flavor, cheddar cheese, pasteurized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto, carrots, peas, white cheddar club cheese, cheddar cheese, cultured milk, salt, enzymes, water, salt, Neufchatel cheese, milk, cream, carob bean gum, chicken, chicken stock, modified food starch, chicken fat, chicken base, chicken meat, rendered chicken fat, sugar, yeast extract, natural flavor, corn syrup solids, yeast extract, natural flavor, citric acid, extractives of turmeric, grated cheese blend, parmesan cheese, asiago cheese, pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, natural flavor, powdered cellulose, celery, canola oil, onions, salt, rendered bacon fat, cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, sodium diacetate, flavoring, honey, cheese flavor, parmesan cheese, pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, water, salt, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate, cellulose, spice, yeast extract, xanthan gum, wheat gluten

High-score cross-brand comparables for Four-cheese Chicken & Rice

Neighbours outside Michelina's with screening scores in the same high band as Four-cheese Chicken & Rice (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Michelina's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Four-cheese Chicken & Rice's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Four-cheese Chicken & Rice'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 0717854154215: 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.