Caution

Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl

by Boston Market

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0738912326016 · Boston Market · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0738912326016 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (284 g)

The verdict

Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl by Boston Market scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 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 59-component record, beginning with Cooked Long Grain Rice, Broccoli, 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 59 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.

12326016 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 12% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Pineapple in strawberry · ±0 BOOK-OFF …326016 · July 2026

18 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 12326016 · 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: Pineapple in strawberry gel · Nearest score peer is Pineapple in strawberry gel 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. Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl80/1002. Pineapple in strawberry gel: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pineapple in strawberry g…80/1003. Platinum Hydro Whey: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Platinum Hydro Whey80/1004. ESSENTIAL AMIN.O. ENERGY Watermelon: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. ESSENTIAL AMIN.O. ENERGY …80/1005. Essential Amin.O. Energy Watermelon Splash: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Essential Amin.O. Energy …80/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl (80/100) outside Boston Market.
Chart values as text

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

Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl
80/100
Pineapple in strawberry gel
80/100
Platinum Hydro Whey
80/100
ESSENTIAL AMIN.O. ENERGY Watermelon
80/100
Essential Amin.O. Energy Watermelon Splash
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. Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl 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 Frozen foods products

Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 88th percentile a longer ingredient list than 88% 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

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (88th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Long Grain Rice
2
Broccoli
3
Water
4
Cooked Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
5
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
6
Chicken Broth
7
Or Less Of Salt
8
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
9
Modified Food Starch
10
Sodium Phosphates
11
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
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
Natural Flavor
15
Half And Half
16
Milk
17
Cream
18
Less Than 2% Of Fully Cooked Bacon
19
Bacon
20
Cured With Water
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
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
24
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
25
Smoke Flavoring
26
Rendered Chicken Fat
27
Peas
28
Cheddar Club Cheese
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Pasteurized Milk
31
Cheese Culture
32
Enzymes
33
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
34
Color
35
Carrots
36
Cultures
37
Corn Starch
38
Chicken Base
39
Roasted Chicken Meat And Natural Juices
40
Chicken Fat
41
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
42
Yeast Extract
43
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
44
Wine And Turmeric
45
Dressing Mix
46
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
47
Onion
48
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
49
Spices
50
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
51
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
52
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
53
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
54
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
55
Cultured Buttermilk
56
Canola Oil
57
Organic Onions
58
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
59
Vital Wheat Gluten

Full Ingredient List

Cooked long grain rice, broccoli, water, cooked chicken breast with rib meat (chicken breast meat with rib meat, chicken broth, contains 2% or less of salt, isolated soy protein, modified food starch, sodium phosphates, dried garlic, dried onion, carrageenan, natural flavor), half and half (milk, cream), less than 2% of fully cooked bacon (bacon [cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite], smoke flavoring), rendered chicken fat, chicken broth, peas, cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto [color]), carrots, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), corn starch, chicken base (roasted chicken meat and natural juices, chicken fat, corn syrup, yeast extract, whey [milk], natural flavor, wine and turmeric), dressing mix (salt, maltodextrin, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, spices, dextrose, xanthan gum, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, cultured buttermilk), canola oil, onions, potassium chloride, spices, vital wheat gluten, yeast extract.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl

Neighbours outside Boston Market with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Boston Market; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Chicken Bacon Ranch Bowl'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 0738912326016: 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.