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Falafel salad

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0825120009500 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0825120009500 · Serving size 6 ONZ (170 g)

The verdict

Falafel salad scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Mesclun, Falafel, Chickpeas. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None 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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

20009500 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Falafel salad label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 10% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-RARE Potato Starch PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …009500 · July 2026

6 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potato Starch). Source sheet 20009500 · 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.

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.

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. Falafel salad scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Falafel salad lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% 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: 59 (92nd 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

1
Mesclun
 2
Falafel
 3
Chickpeas
 4
Organic Onions
 5
Dehydrated Parsley
 6
Cilantro
 7
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Pepper
 10
Spices
 11
Canola Oil
 12
Taboule
 13
Tomatoes
 14
Sunflower Oil
 15
Olive Oil
 16
Organic Bulgur
 17
Cracked Wheat
 18
Lemon Juice
 19
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
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
21
Allspice
 22
Cucumber
 23
Feta Cheese
 24
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
 25
Enzymes
 26
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Added To Prevent Caking
28
Calamata Olives
 29
Pitted Olives
 30
Water
 31
Dried Vinegar
 32
Vegetable Oil
 33
Red Onion
 34
Including Dill
 35
Cinnamon
 36
Cumin
 37
Organic Cloves
 38
Bay Leaf
 39
Filtered Water
 40
Roasted Garlic Puree
 41
Sesame Tahini
 42
Ground Sesame Seeds
 43
Apple Cider Vinegar
 44
Non-gmo Soy Sauce
 45
Non-gmo Soybeans
 46
Wheat
 47
Alcohol
 48
Lemon Juice Concentrate
 49
Non-gmo Corn Starch
 50
Cultured Dextrose
 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
Yeast
 53
Mirepoix
 54
Onion
 55
Carrot
 56
Celery
 57
Leek
 58
Yeast Extract
 59
Rosemary Extract

Full Ingredient List

Falafel salad: mesclun, falafel (chickpeas, onions, parsley, cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, spices, canola oil), taboule (tomatoes, parsley, sunflower oil, olive oil, bulgur (cracked wheat), onions, lemon juice, sea salt, citric acid, allspice), cucumber, feta cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, potato starch (added to prevent caking)), calamata olives (pitted olives, water, salt, vinegar, vegetable oil and/or olive oil), red onion, chickpeas (chickpeas, water, salt), dill, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, bay leaf, cardamom garlic tahini dressing: filtered water, roasted garlic puree (garlic, citric acid), sesame tahini (ground sesame seeds), apple cider vinegar, non-gmo soy sauce (water, non-gmo soybeans, wheat, salt, organic alcohol), lemon juice concentrate, non-gmo corn starch, cultured dextrose, xanthan gum, dried yeast, mirepoix (onion, carrot, celery, garlic, leek (dehydrated), yeast extract, rosemary extract).

Other products containing Mesclun

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

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Categories

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Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Falafel salad has a longer ingredient list than 92% of its Meals category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0825120009500: 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.