Caution

Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage

by Chef Callan's Louisiana Grill Express

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0728028253566 · Chef Callan's Louisiana Grill Express · Meats and their products. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0728028253566 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (283 g)

The verdict

Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage by Chef Callan's Louisiana Grill Express scores 80/100 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 Water, Chicken, Chicken White Meat. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 71 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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

28253566 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 71 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon · ±0 BOOK-OFF …253566 · July 2026

17 of 71 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 28253566 · 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: Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon · Nearest score peer is Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon 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.

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. Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Jambalaya With Chicken & …80/1002. Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Vegetarian Vegetable Boui…80/1003. Bouillon: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bouillon80/1004. Chicken flavor bouillon cubes: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chicken flavor bouillon c…80/1005. Beef Flavor Bouillon: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Beef Flavor Bouillon80/100
High-band neighbours for Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage (80/100) outside Chef Callan's Louisiana Grill Express.
Chart values as text

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

Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage
80/100
Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon
80/100
Bouillon
80/100
Chicken flavor bouillon cubes
80/100
Beef Flavor Bouillon
80/100

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. Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage scores 12.9 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick 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

Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage 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 80/100 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
Water
2
Chicken
3
Chicken White Meat
4
Seasoning
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Chicken Powder
7
Chicken Meat
8
Chicken Broth
9
Chicken Fat
10
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
11
Natural Flavor
12
Yeast Extract
13
Natural Flavors
14
Spice
15
Soy Protein Concentrate
16
Modified Food Starch
17
Sodium Phosphates
18
Natural And Artificial Roasted Chicken Skin Type Flavor
19
Mixed Triglycerides
20
Natural Flavor
21
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
22
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
23
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
24
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Carboxymethylcellulose
26
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
27
Diammonium Phosphate
28
Gum Acacia
29
Smoked Sausage
30
Pork
31
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
Paprika
33
White Pepper
34
Black Pepper
35
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
36
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
37
Rice
38
Tomatoes
39
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
40
Organic Onions
41
Celery
42
Soybean Oil
43
Green Bell Pepper
44
Tomato Paste
45
Roasted Chicken Base
46
Chicken Meat Including Chicken Juices
47
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
48
Chicken Flavor
49
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
50
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
51
Milk
52
Potato Flour
53
Onion
54
Turmeric
55
Lightly Salted Butter
56
Cream
57
Cultured Dextrose
58
Green Onions
59
Bacon Base
60
Ham Stock
61
Bacon Fat
62
Natural Flavors
63
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
64
Carmel Color
65
Onion Powder
66
Garlic Powder
67
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
68
Dehydrated Parsley
69
Natural Smoke Flavor
70
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS
71
Spices

Full Ingredient List

Water, chicken (chicken white meat, water, seasoning [salt, chicken powder (chicken meat, chicken broth, chicken fat, maltodextrin, natural flavor), maltodextrin, yeast extract, natural flavors, spice], soy protein concentrate, food starch modified, sodium phosphates, natural and artificial roasted chicken skin type flavor [salt, mixed triglycerides, flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, gelatin, cornstarch, contains less than 2% (carboxymethylcellulose, citric acid, diammonium phosphate, gum acacia)], salt), smoked sausage (pork, water, salt, garlic, paprika, white pepper, black pepper, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), rice, tomatoes (tomatoes, calcium chloride, citric acid), onions, celery, soybean oil, green bell pepper, tomato paste, roasted chicken base (chicken meat including natural chicken juices, salt, sugar, chicken flavor [autolyzed yeast extract, chicken broth], chicken fat, yeast extract, dried whey [milk], potato flour, dried onion, natural flavor, turmeric), lightly salted butter (cream, salt), cultured dextrose, green onions, sugar, garlic, food starch modified, salt, bacon base (salt, maltodextrin, yeast extract, sugar, ham stock, bacon fat, dried onion, flavors, dried garlic, and carmel color), paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, caramel coloring, parsley, natural smoke flavor, nisin preparation, spices.

Other products containing Lightly Salted Butter

Lightly Salted Butter is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meats and their products Frozen foods Meats Prepared meats Sausages Smoked sausages

High-score cross-brand comparables for Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage

Neighbours outside Chef Callan's Louisiana Grill Express with screening scores in the same high band as Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage (80/100 here). No other Chef Callan's Louisiana Grill Express products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage'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 Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Jambalaya With Chicken & Smoked Sausage'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 0728028253566: 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.