Safe

Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing

by Simply Fresh

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850038206710 · Simply Fresh · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850038206710 · Serving size 1 bowl (361 g)

The verdict

Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing by Simply Fresh scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 54 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 54-component record, beginning with Couscous, Cooked Couscous, Water. 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 54 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.

38206710 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 54 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 12% LEAD-RARE Natamycin PHOTO-FINISH Chicken Breast · ±0 BOOK-OFF …206710 · July 2026

15 of 54 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Natamycin). Source sheet 38206710 · 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: Chicken Breast · Nearest score peer is Chicken Breast 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.

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. Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lemon Couscous Salad with…100/1002. Chicken Breast: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicken Breast100/1003. Grass Fed Beef Ribeye Crisps: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Grass Fed Beef Ribeye Cri…100/1004. Peanut Butter Jelly: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Peanut Butter Jelly100/1005. Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chocolate Peanut Butter P…100/100
High-band neighbours for Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing (100/100) outside Simply Fresh.
Chart values as text

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

Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing
100/100
Chicken Breast
100/100
Grass Fed Beef Ribeye Crisps
100/100
Peanut Butter Jelly
100/100
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bar
100/100

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. Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing 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

Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing lists 54 ingredients on its label

54 88th percentile a longer ingredient list than 88% 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: 54 (88th 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
Couscous
2
Cooked Couscous
3
Water
4
Semolina
5
Wheat
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Iron
8
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
9
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Garbanzo Beans
13
Organic Cooked Chick Peas
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Disodium Edta
16
Roasted Corn
17
Roasted Red Bell Pepper
18
Canola And Extra Virgin Olive Oil
19
Lemon Juice Concentrate
20
Dehydrated Parsley
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
23
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Spice
25
Harissa Seasoned Grilled Chicken
26
Chicken
27
Boneless
28
Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
29
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
30
Dried Vinegar
31
Salti
32
Soybean Oil
33
Spices
34
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
35
Paprika
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
Organic Sumac
38
Tomato Powder
39
Natural Flavor
40
Tomatoes
41
Tahini Dressing
42
Tahini
43
Sesame Paste
44
Red Wine Vinegar
45
Dehdyrated Garlic
46
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
47
Organic Arugula
48
Feta Cheese
49
Pasteurized Milk
50
Cheese Cultures
51
Enzymes
52
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
53
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
54
Mold Inhibitor

Full Ingredient List

COUSCOUS (COOKED COUSCOUS [WATER, SEMOLINA (WHEAT), NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), GARBANZO BEANS [COOKED DRIED CHICK PEAS, WATER, SALT, DISODIUM EDTA (TO PRESERVE COLOR}], ROASTED CORN, ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER, CANOLA AND EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, PARSLEY, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SEA SALT, SPICE), HARISSA SEASONED GRILLED CHICKEN (CHICKEN [BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, VINEGAR, SALTI, SOYBEAN OIL, SPICES, GARLIC, PAPRIKA, SALT, CITRIC ACID, SUMAC, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR), TOMATOES, TAHINI DRESSING (WATER, TAHINI [SESAME PASTE), CANOLA AND EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, RED WINE VINEGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SEA SALT, PARSLEY, DEHDYRATED GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVOR, LESS THAN 2% OF: SPICES, PAPRIKA, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, SUMAC, TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR), ARUGULA, FETA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING], NATAMYCIN [NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]).

Other products containing Canola And Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Canola And Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 8 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Prepared salads

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing

Neighbours outside Simply Fresh with screening scores in the same high band as Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Simply Fresh; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Lemon Couscous Salad with Harissa Chicken and Tahini Dressing has a longer ingredient list than 88% 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 0850038206710: 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.