Caution

Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup

by Harries Teeter

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0761088191782 · Harries Teeter · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0761088191782 · Serving size 1 cup (245 g)

The verdict

Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup by Harries Teeter scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 77 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 77-component record, beginning with Chicken Stock, Water, Spice. 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 77 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

88191782 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 77 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Energy Drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …191782 · July 2026

18 of 77 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 88191782 · 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: Energy Drink · Nearest score peer is Energy Drink 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. Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chef's Recipe Potato, Che…85/1002. Energy Drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Energy Drink85/1003. Energy Drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Energy Drink85/1004. Split pea soup with bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Split pea soup with bacon85/1005. Dressing: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Dressing85/100
High-band neighbours for Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup (85/100) outside Harries Teeter.
Chart values as text

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

Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup
85/100
Energy Drink
85/100
Energy Drink
85/100
Split pea soup with bacon
85/100
Dressing
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup lists 77 ingredients on its label

77 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 77 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 77 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken Stock
2
Water
3
Spice
4
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Black Pepper
7
Potatoes
8
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
9
Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
10
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
11
Preservative
12
Russet Potatoes
13
Heavy Cream
14
Cream
15
Milk
16
Mono And Diglycerides And Carrageenan
17
Organic Onions
18
White Cheddar Cheese
19
Pasteurized Milk
20
Cheese Culture
21
Enzymes
22
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking
23
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
24
Mold Inhibitor
25
Butter Blend
26
Vegetable Oil Blend
27
Palm Kernel Oil
28
Soybean Oil
29
Skim Milk
30
Unsalted Butter
31
Less Than 2% Of Natural Flavor
32
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
33
Beta Carotene
34
Color
35
Soy Lecithin
36
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
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
Preservatives
39
Bacon
40
Cured With Water
41
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
42
Sodium Phosphates
43
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
44
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
45
Honey
46
Modified Food Starch
47
Cultured Dextrose/maltodextrin
48
Chicken Base
49
Chicken Fat
50
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
51
Hydrolyzed Corn Soy Wheat Gluten Protein
52
Onion Powder
53
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
54
Turmeric
55
Flavorings
56
Cheese Powder
57
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
58
Wheat Flour
59
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
60
Natural Flavors
61
Dehydrated Blend Of Cheeses
62
Granular
63
Blue
64
Cheese Cultures
65
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
66
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
67
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
68
Sodium Phosphate
69
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
70
Fd&c Yellow #5 Lake
71
Fd&c Yellow #6 Lake
72
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
73
No More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide
74
Added To Prevent Caking
75
White Pepper
76
Mustard
77
Chives

Full Ingredient List

Chicken stock (water, spice, garlic, salt, black pepper), potatoes [potatoes, dextrose, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (to maintain color), potassium sorbate (preservative)], russet potatoes, heavy cream (cream, milk, mono and diglycerides and carrageenan), onions, white cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking, natamycin [natural mold inhibitor], butter blend (vegetable oil blend [palm kernel oil, soybean oil], skim milk, unsalted butter, less than 2% of natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate added, beta carotene [color], soy lecithin, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate [preservatives]), bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, honey), modified food starch, sugar, cultured dextrose/maltodextrin, chicken base (salt, sugar, chicken fat, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed corn soy wheat gluten protein, onion powder, autolyzed yeast extract, turmeric [color], natural flavorings), cheese powder (whey, maltodextrin, wheat flour, salt, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, modified food starch, natural flavors, dehydrated blend of cheeses (granular, blue [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes]), lactose, whey protein concentrate, citric acid, lactic acid, sodium phosphate, sodium caseinate, fd&c yellow #5 lake, fd&c yellow #6 lake, dipotassium phosphate, no more than 2% silicon dioxide [added to prevent caking]), salt, white pepper, mustard, chives.

Categories

Meals Soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup

Neighbours outside Harries Teeter with screening scores in the same high band as Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup (85/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Harries Teeter; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 77-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Chef's Recipe Potato, Cheddar & Bacon Soup'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 0761088191782: 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.