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Bbq style chopped salad with chicken

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0816416020927 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0816416020927 · Serving size 1 CONTAINER (283 g)

The verdict

Bbq style chopped salad with chicken scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 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 52-component record, beginning with Green Cabbage, Roasted Seasoned Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Chicken Breast Meat With Rib 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

16020927 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bbq style chopped salad with chicken label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 14% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …020927 · July 2026

9 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 16020927 · 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

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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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.

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. Bbq style chopped salad with chicken 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

Bbq style chopped salad with chicken lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 86th percentile a longer ingredient list than 86% 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: 52 (86th 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 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Green Cabbage
2
Roasted Seasoned Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
3
Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
4
Water
5
Less Than 2% Canola Oil
6
Olive Oil
7
Dried Vinegar
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Spice
10
Bbq Ranch Dressing
11
Canola Oil
12
Low Fat Buttermilk
13
Skim Milk
14
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
15
Skim Milk Solids
16
Whey Solids
17
Corn Starch
18
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
19
Disodium Phosphate
20
Carrageenan Gum
21
Locust Bean Gum
22
Culture
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Egg Yolk
25
Distilled Vinegar
26
Tomato Paste
27
Molasses
28
Yeast Extract
29
Corn Starch
30
Spices
31
Seasoning Blend
32
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
33
Onion Powder
34
Garlic Powder
35
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
36
Spice Extractives
37
Onion
38
Natural Smoke Flavor
39
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
40
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
41
Guar Gum
42
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
44
Paprika
45
Color
46
Chili Powder
47
Red Pepper
48
Fire Roasted Sweet Corn
49
Red Cabbage
50
Red Bell Pepper
51
Hatch Green Chile
52
Green Onion

Full Ingredient List

Green cabbage, roasted seasoned chicken breast meat with rib meat (chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, less than 2% canola oil, olive oil, vinegar, salt, spice), bbq ranch dressing (canola oil, low fat buttermilk [skim milk, whey, water, skim milk solids, whey solids, corn starch, tapioca starch, disodium phosphate, carrageenan gum, locust bean gum, culture], water, sugar, egg yolk, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, salt, molasses, yeast extract, modified corn starch, spices, seasoning blend [salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, tapioca starch, onion powder, garlic powder, spices, caramel color, spice extractives], dried onion, natural smoke flavor, dried garlic, xanthan gum, guar gum, mustard flour, lactic acid, paprika [color], caramel color, chili powder, dried red pepper), fire roasted sweet corn, red cabbage, red bell pepper, hatch green chile, green onion.

Other products containing Less Than 2% Canola Oil

Less Than 2% Canola Oil is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bbq style chopped salad with chicken's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 52-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Bbq style chopped salad with chicken'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 0816416020927: 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.