Safe

Jerk Chicken Patties

by Golden Krust

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0721134740005 · Golden Krust · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0721134740005 · Serving size 1 patty (127 g)

The verdict

Jerk Chicken Patties by Golden Krust scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 71 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 71-component record, beginning with Ground Chicken, Water, Bread Crumbs. 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 71 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

90/100

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.

34740005 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Jerk Chicken Patties label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 71 ing. REG-SPARSE 20% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Jamaican Style Spicy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …740005 · July 2026

14 of 71 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 34740005 · 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: Jamaican Style Spicy Patties · Nearest score peer is Jamaican Style Spicy Patties 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.

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. Jerk Chicken Patties: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Jerk Chicken Patties90/1002. Jamaican Style Spicy Patties: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Jamaican Style Spicy Patt…90/1003. Tender white meat chicken pot pie with made from scratch crust, chicken: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Tender white meat chicken…90/1004. daily fiber: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. daily fiber90/1005. Chicken Pot Pie, Large: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chicken Pot Pie, Large90/100
High-band neighbours for Jerk Chicken Patties (90/100) outside Golden Krust.
Chart values as text

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

Jerk Chicken Patties
90/100
Jamaican Style Spicy Patties
90/100
Tender white meat chicken pot pie with made from scratch crust, chicken
90/100
daily fiber
90/100
Chicken Pot Pie, Large
90/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 13,350 products we've scored in the Meats and their products category, the average safety score is 92.4/100. Jerk Chicken Patties scores 2.4 points below that category average (90/100 vs. 92.4/100), 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 Meats and their products products

Jerk Chicken Patties lists 71 ingredients on its label

71 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 79 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 430 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 612 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,397 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,485 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,698 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,463 products (13%). Below this entry. 14–16: 996 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 734 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 489 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 377 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 234 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 140 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 145 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 92 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 74 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 50 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 238 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meats and their products product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,159 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 71 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
79 products (1%)
2–4
430 products (4%)
4–6
612 products (5%)
6–8
1,397 products (13%)
8–10
1,485 products (13%)
10–12
1,698 products (15%)
12–14
1,463 products (13%)
14–16
996 products (9%)
16–18
734 products (7%)
18–20
489 products (4%)
20–22
377 products (3%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
234 products (2%)
26–28
140 products (1%)
28–30
145 products (1%)
30–32
92 products (1%)
32–34
83 products (1%)
34–36
66 products (1%)
36–38
74 products (1%)
38–40
50 products (0%)
40 and above
238 products (2%)

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 11,159 Meats and their products 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 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 71 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ground Chicken
2
Water
3
Bread Crumbs
4
Enriched Wheat Flour
5
Enriched With Niacin
6
Reduced Iron
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Yeast
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Corn Starch
14
Seasoning
15
Msg
16
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
Cinnamon
18
Brown Sugar
19
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
20
Spices
21
Celery Seed
22
Corn Starch
23
Onion
24
Red Pepper
25
Paprika
26
Paprika Oleoresin
27
For Color
28
Turmeric
29
Natural Flavors
30
Extractives Of Turmeric
31
With Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide To Prevent Caking
32
Jerk Seasoning
33
Onion
34
Thyme
35
Dried Vinegar
36
Spices Blend
37
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
38
Preservative
39
Dehydrated Onion And Garlic
40
Extractives Of Paprika
41
Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added To Prevent Caking
42
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
Scallion
44
Allspice
45
Nutmeg
46
Textured Vegetable Protein
47
Soy Flour
48
Modified Food Starch
49
Scotch Bonnet Pepper
50
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
51
Soy
52
Wheat Flour
53
Mushroom
54
Preservatives
55
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
56
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Malted Barley Flour
58
Shortening
59
Palm Oil
60
Soybean Oil
61
Beef Suet
62
Yellow Egg Shade
63
Fd
64
C Yellow #5
65
C Yellow #6
66
Annatto Turmeric Liquid
67
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
68
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
69
Turmeric Oleoresin
70
Bixin
71
Potassium Hydroxide
FORMULATION AID, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

ground chicken, water, bread crumbs (enriched wheat flour [enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, yeast, salt), modified corn starch, seasoning (monosodium glutamate, salt, dehydrated garlic, cinnamon, brown sugar, dextrose, spices [celery seed], corn starch, sugar, dehydrated onion, red pepper, paprika, paprika oleoresin [for color], turmeric, natural flavors, extractives of turmeric, not more than 2% silicon dioxide to prevent caking), jerk seasoning (onion, thyme, vinegar, salt, spices blend [brown sugar, monosodium glutamate, dextrose, sodium benzoate (preservative), dehydrated onion and garlic, paprika, corn starch, spices (celery seed), natural flavors, extractives of paprika, turmeric, not more than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking], garlic, scallion, allspice, nutmeg, sodium benzoate, textured vegetable protein [soy flour], onion, modified food starch, scotch bonnet pepper, soy sauce [water, soy, wheat flour, salt, sugar, mushroom, preservatives]), caramel color, wheat flour (wheat flour [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malted barley flour), water, shortening (palm oil and/or soybean oil), beef suet, sugar, yellow egg shade (FD, C yellow #5, FD, C yellow #6, salt), annatto turmeric liquid (propylene glycol, polysorbate 80, turmeric oleoresin, bixin, potassium hydroxide, water), salt

Other products containing Bixin

Bixin is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meats and their products Meat preparations Chicken and its products Chicken preparations Meat patties Chicken patties

High-score cross-brand comparables for Jerk Chicken Patties

Neighbours outside Golden Krust with screening scores in the same high band as Jerk Chicken Patties (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Golden Krust; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Jerk Chicken Patties's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 71-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Jerk Chicken Patties'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 0721134740005: 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.