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Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes

by Chili's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854470094 · Chili's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854470094 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (284 g)

The verdict

Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes by Chili's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 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 43-component record, beginning with Roasted Red Potatoes, Dextrose, Water. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 43 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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

54470094 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 34% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Orange Chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …470094 · July 2026

7 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 54470094 · 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: Orange Chicken · Nearest score peer is Orange 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. Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chili's, creamy chipotle …95/1002. Orange Chicken: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Orange Chicken95/1003. Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Teriyaki meatballs with m…95/1004. POP'N CHICKEN & POTATO WHEELS: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. POP'N CHICKEN & POTATO WH…95/1005. Chicken Littles: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chicken Littles95/100
High-band neighbours for Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes (95/100) outside Chili's.
Chart values as text

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

Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes
95/100
Orange Chicken
95/100
Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes
95/100
POP'N CHICKEN & POTATO WHEELS
95/100
Chicken Littles
95/100

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. Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 66th percentile a longer ingredient list than 66% 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: 43 (66th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Roasted Red Potatoes
2
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
3
Water
4
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
5
Blackened Seasoning
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Spices
8
Soy Protein Isolate
9
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Sodium Phosphate
11
Corn Starch
12
Onion
13
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
14
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
15
Extractives Of Oregano
16
Soy Lecithin
17
Corn
18
Half And Half
19
Milk
20
Cream
21
Dried Red Bell Peppers
22
Sour Cream
23
Cultured Cream
24
Enzyme
25
Poblano Chili Peppers
26
Less Than 2% Of Sour Cream Type Flavor
27
Cheese Cultures
28
Cheese Whey
29
Nonfat Dry Milk Powder
30
Natural Flavor
31
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
32
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
33
Modified Food Starch
34
Canola Oil
35
Garlic Puree
36
Granulated Onion
37
Granulated Garlic
38
Smoked Paprika
39
Paprika
40
Natural Smoke Flavor
41
Tara Gum
42
Ground Chipotle Chili Pepper
43
Spice

Full Ingredient List

Roasted red potatoes (with dextrose), water, chicken breast meat with rib meat (chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, blackened seasoning [salt, spices {including red pepper and paprika}, soy protein isolate, modified potato starch, sodium phosphate, corn starch, onion, carrageenan, garlic, extractives of oregano, soy lecithin]), corn, half and half (milk, cream), red bell peppers, sour cream (cultured cream, enzyme), poblano chili peppers, less than 2% of sour cream type flavor (milk, cream, cheese cultures, salt, cheese whey, nonfat dry milk powder, natural flavor, lactic acid, citric acid), modified food starch, salt, canola oil, garlic puree (garlic, water, citric acid), granulated onion, granulated garlic, smoked paprika (paprika, natural smoke flavor), tara gum, ground chipotle chili pepper, spice.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes

Neighbours outside Chili's with screening scores in the same high band as Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Chili's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes'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 0717854470094: 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.