Safe

Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

by Papa John's Salads & Produce

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0782796017775 · Papa John's Salads & Produce · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0782796017775 · Serving size 1 cup (100 g)

The verdict

Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad by Papa John's Salads & Produce scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Organic Penne Pasta, Semolina, Niacin. 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 50 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

96017775 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 16% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Pasta Salad · ±0 BOOK-OFF …017775 · July 2026

13 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 96017775 · 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: Pasta Salad · Nearest score peer is Pasta Salad 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. Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Grilled Chicken Caesar Pa…95/1002. Pasta Salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pasta Salad95/1003. Shrimp Krab Louie Salad With Thousand Island Dressing: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Shrimp Krab Louie Salad W…95/1004. Zesty Italian Salad With Italian Dressing: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Zesty Italian Salad With …95/1005. Fall Vegetable Medley: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Fall Vegetable Medley95/100
High-band neighbours for Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad (95/100) outside Papa John's Salads & Produce.
Chart values as text

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

Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
95/100
Pasta Salad
95/100
Shrimp Krab Louie Salad With Thousand Island Dressing
95/100
Zesty Italian Salad With Italian Dressing
95/100
Fall Vegetable Medley
95/100

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. Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 84th percentile a longer ingredient list than 84% 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

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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (84th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Organic Penne Pasta
2
Semolina
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Chicken
10
Chicken Breast
11
Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast
12
Water
13
Seasoning
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Herbs And Spices
16
Onion
17
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
18
Caesar Dressing
19
Soybean Oil
20
Egg Yolk
21
Lemon Juice Concentrate
22
White Wine And Distilled Vinegars
23
Spices
24
Mustard Seed
25
Parmesan Cheese
26
Part-skim Milk
27
Cheese Culture
28
Enzymes
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate Added As Preservatives
31
Organic Onions
32
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
33
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
34
Natural Flavors
35
Propylene Glycol Alginate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Approved
36
Molasses
37
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
38
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
39
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
40
Tamarind
41
Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor
42
Anchovies
43
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
44
Cheese Cultures
45
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
46
Anti-caking Agent
47
Dried Red Bell Peppers
48
Green Onion
49
Dehydrated Parsley
50
Black Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Penne pasta (semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), chicken (chicken breast (skinless boneless chicken breast), water, seasoning (salt, herbs and spices, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic)), caesar dressing (soybean oil, water, egg yolk, lemon juice concentrate, salt, white wine and distilled vinegars, spices (including mustard seed), parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), garlic, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate added as preservatives, onions, extra virgin olive oil, xanthan gum, natural flavors, propylene glycol alginate, molasses, corn syrup, caramel color, sugar, tamarind, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, anchovies), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, and powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent)), red bell peppers, green onion, parsley, salt, black pepper.

Other products containing White Wine And Distilled Vinegars

White Wine And Distilled Vinegars is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Prepared salads Salads

High-score cross-brand comparables for Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Neighbours outside Papa John's Salads & Produce with screening scores in the same high band as Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Papa John's Salads & Produce; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad'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 0782796017775: 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.