Safe

Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner

by Walmart

Open Food Facts label for barcode 07879418 · Walmart. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 07879418

The verdict

Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner by Walmart scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 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 49-component record, beginning with Brown Rice Macaroni, Whole Grain Brown Rice, Rice Bran. 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 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
07879418
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

07879418 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH The Original Ginger · ±0 BOOK-OFF …879418 · July 2026

12 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 07879418 · 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: The Original Ginger Soda · Nearest score peer is The Original Ginger Soda 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Great Value GF chicken ba…95/1002. The Original Ginger Soda: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. The Original Ginger Soda95/1003. Strawberry ginger ale: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Strawberry ginger ale95/1004. Miso Ramen: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Miso Ramen95/1005. Dr Pepper: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Dr Pepper95/100
High-band neighbours for Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner (95/100) outside Walmart.
Chart values as text

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

Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner
95/100
The Original Ginger Soda
95/100
Strawberry ginger ale
95/100
Miso Ramen
95/100
Dr Pepper
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 49 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 49 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Brown Rice Macaroni
2
Whole Grain Brown Rice
3
Rice Bran
4
Cheese Sauce
5
Water
6
Cheddar Cheese
7
Pasteurized Milk
8
Cheese Culture
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Enżymes
11
Soybean Oil
12
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
13
From Milk
14
Nonfat Dry Milk
15
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
16
From Corn
17
Sodium Phosphate
18
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
19
Sodium Alginate
20
Mono - And Diglycerides
21
Natural Flavor
22
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
23
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
24
Preservative
25
Seasoning Blend
26
Corn Starch
27
Garlic Powder
28
Buttermilk Powder
29
Tomato Powder
30
Onion Powder
31
Spices
32
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
33
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Yeast Extract
35
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
36
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
37
Natural Flavors
38
Imitation Bacon Flavored Chiplets
39
Soy Flour
40
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
41
Natural Smoke Flavor
42
Sunflower Oil
43
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
44
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
45
Inactive Dried Yeast
46
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
47
Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein
48
Soy Lecithin
49
Milk And Soy

Full Ingredient List

brown rice macaroni (whole grain brown rice, rice bran), cheese sauce (water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enżymes], soybean oil, whey [from milk], nonfat dry milk, maltodextrin [from corn], salt, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sodium alginate, mono - and diglycerides, natural flavor, xanthan gum, sorbic acid [preservative]), seasoning blend (maltodextrin [from corn], corn starch, garlic powder, salt, buttermilk powder, whey [from milk), tomato powder, onion powder, dried spices, citric acid, sugar, yeast extract, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, caramel color, natural flavors), imitation bacon flavored chiplets (soy flour, soybean oil, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, yeast extract, natural smoke flavor, sunflower oil, sugar, potassium chloride, dextrose, inactive dried yeast, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, salt], soy lecithin, natural flavor). contains milk and soy.

Other products containing Brown Rice Macaroni

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

High-score cross-brand comparables for Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner

Neighbours outside Walmart with screening scores in the same high band as Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Walmart; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 49-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Great Value GF chicken bacon ranch dinner'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 07879418: 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.