Safe

Chili glazed thai meatballs

by maverick foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0853240008943 · maverick foods · Costco. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0853240008943 · Serving size 284g

The verdict

Chili glazed thai meatballs by maverick foods 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 Chicken & Beef Meatball, Beef, Mechanically Separated Chicken. 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
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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

40008943 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chili glazed thai meatballs label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 15% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Teriyaki Marinade · ±0 BOOK-OFF …008943 · July 2026

8 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 40008943 · 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: Teriyaki Marinade · Nearest score peer is Teriyaki Marinade 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. Chili glazed thai meatballs: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chili glazed thai meatbal…95/1002. Teriyaki Marinade: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Teriyaki Marinade95/1003. Ready-To-Eat Meal Pad Thai: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ready-To-Eat Meal Pad Thai95/1004. Texa Bold Barbeque Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Texa Bold Barbeque Sauce95/1005. Bbq Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bbq Sauce95/100
High-band neighbours for Chili glazed thai meatballs (95/100) outside maverick foods.
Chart values as text

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

Chili glazed thai meatballs
95/100
Teriyaki Marinade
95/100
Ready-To-Eat Meal Pad Thai
95/100
Texa Bold Barbeque Sauce
95/100
Bbq Sauce
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Chili glazed thai meatballs lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 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: 52 (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 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken & Beef Meatball
2
Beef
3
Mechanically Separated Chicken
4
Water
5
Seasoning
6
Breadcrumbs
7
Parmesan Cheese
8
Milk
9
Cultured Enzymes
10
Spices
11
Textured Soy Protein
12
Soy Protein Concentrate
13
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
14
Textured Soy Flour
15
Tomato Paste
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
Organic Long Grain Rice
18
Broccoli
19
Snap Pea Pods
20
Teriyaki Sauce
21
Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
22
Wheat
23
Soybeans
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Wine. High Fructose Corn Syrup
26
Dried Vinegar
27
Onion Powder
28
Succinic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
29
Garlic Powder
30
Less Than 1/10 Of 1% As A Preservative
31
Green Bell Pepper
32
Red Bell Pepper
33
Green Onion
34
Lime Juice
35
Granulated Sugar
36
Sriracha Sauce
37
Chili
38
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
39
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
40
Distilled Vinegar
41
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
42
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
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
44
Sesame Oil
45
Minced Garlic
46
Ginger Root
47
Lemon Grass
48
Textured Vegetable Protein
49
Kosher Salt
50
Sesame Seeds
51
Sesame
52
Soy

Full Ingredient List

CHICKEN & BEEF MEATBALL (BEEF, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, SEASONING (INCLUDING BREADCRUMBS, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CULTURED ENZYMES), SPICES), TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN (SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR), TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, TOMATO PASTE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), LONG GRAIN RICE, BROCCOLI, SNAP PEA PODS, TERIYAKI SAUCE (NATURALLY BREWED SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, WINE. HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, SPICES, ONION POWDER, SUCCINIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM BENZOATE: LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE), GREEN BELL PEPPER, RED BELL PEPPER, GREEN ONION, LIME JUICE, GRANULATED SUGAR, SRIRACHA SAUCE (CHILI, SUGAR, SALT, GARLIC, DISTILLED VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BISULFITE, XANTHAN GUM), SESAME OIL, MINCED GARLIC, GINGER ROOT, LEMON GRASS, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, KOSHER SALT, SESAME SEEDS. CONTAINS MILK, SESAME, SOY, WHEAT

Categories

Costco

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chili glazed thai meatballs

Neighbours outside maverick foods with screening scores in the same high band as Chili glazed thai meatballs (95/100 here). The 3 same-brand links above stay within maverick foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chili glazed thai meatballs'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 Chili glazed thai meatballs'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 0853240008943: 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.