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Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables

by Lyfe Kitchen

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0855764003251 · Lyfe Kitchen · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0855764003251 · Serving size 1 POUCH (283 g)

The verdict

Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables by Lyfe Kitchen 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 Water, Cooed Beef And Starch Strips, Beef. 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
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.

64003251 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Honey Ginger Dressing · ±0 BOOK-OFF …003251 · July 2026

8 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 64003251 · 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: Honey Ginger Dressing · Nearest score peer is Honey Ginger Dressing 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lyfe kitchen, nine grain …95/1002. Honey Ginger Dressing: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Honey Ginger Dressing95/1003. Fudgie Bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Fudgie Bar95/1004. Premium ice cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Premium ice cream95/1005. Premium ice cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Premium ice cream95/100
High-band neighbours for Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables (95/100) outside Lyfe Kitchen.
Chart values as text

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

Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables
95/100
Honey Ginger Dressing
95/100
Fudgie Bar
95/100
Premium ice cream
95/100
Premium ice cream
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 49 (77th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 49 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Cooed Beef And Starch Strips
3
Beef
4
Corn Starch
5
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Nine Grain Mix
7
Quinoa
8
Organic Wheat Berries
9
Brown Basmati
10
Organic Farro
11
Wheat
12
Rye Berries
13
Spelt
14
Pearled Barley
15
Organic Bulgur
16
Organic Raw Buckwheat Groats
17
Broccoli
18
Kale
19
Dried Red Bell Peppers
20
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
21
Chicken Broth Concentrate
22
Chicken Stock
23
Natural Flavor
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Yeast Extract
27
Thiamin
28
Onion
29
Dried Cane Syrup
30
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
31
Fermented Soy Sauce Powder
32
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
33
Fermented Soybean
34
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
35
Garlic Ginger
36
Jalapeno Peppers
37
Tamari Soy Sauce
38
Soybeans
39
Alcohol
40
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
41
Seasoned Wine
42
Wine
43
Seasoning
44
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
45
Yeast
46
Sesame Oil
47
Spices
48
Dried Vinegar
49
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

Full Ingredient List

Water, cooed beef and starch strips (beef, water, corn starch, sea salt), nine grain mix (quinoa, wheat berries, brown basmati, farro (wheat), rye berries, spelt, pearled barley, bulgur, buckwheat groats), broccoli, kale, red bell peppers, contains less than 2% of caramel color,chicken broth concentrate (chicken stock, natural flavor, salt, sugar, yeast extract, thiamin). dehydrated onion, dried cane syrup, extra virgin olive oil, fermented soy sauce powder (soy sauce (fermented soybean, salt, wheat),maltodextrin, salt) garlic ginger, jalapeno peppers, tamari soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, alcohol), rice starch, seasoned wine (wine, salt), seasoning (natural flavor, potassium chloride, yeast), seasoning (yeast extract, salt), sesame oil, spices, vinegar, xanthan gum.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables

Neighbours outside Lyfe Kitchen with screening scores in the same high band as Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables (95/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Lyfe Kitchen; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables'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 Lyfe kitchen, nine grain pilaf with sweet chile beef & steamed vegetables'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 0855764003251: 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.