Safe

Lobster Quinoa Bites

by Vip Seafood

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0870953001375 · Vip Seafood · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0870953001375 · Serving size 3 PIECES (85 g)

The verdict

Lobster Quinoa Bites by Vip Seafood scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 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 56-component record, beginning with Water, Lobster, Onion. 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 56 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

53001375 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lobster Quinoa Bites label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 14% LEAD-RARE Disodium Guanylate PHOTO-FINISH Tuna Power Lemon · ±0 BOOK-OFF …001375 · July 2026

12 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Disodium Guanylate). Source sheet 53001375 · 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: Tuna Power Lemon Tuna Salad With Greens, Cucumber & House-Made Peanut Dressing, Tuna · Nearest score peer is Tuna Power Lemon Tuna Salad With Greens, Cucumber & House-Made Peanut Dressing, Tuna 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Lobster Quinoa Bites: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lobster Quinoa Bites100/1002. Tuna Power Lemon Tuna Salad With Greens, Cucumber & House-Made Peanut Dressing, Tuna: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Tuna Power Lemon Tuna Sal…100/1003. Apple Pie: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Apple Pie100/1004. Cherry Pie: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cherry Pie100/1005. Bangin Burrito: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Bangin Burrito100/100
High-band neighbours for Lobster Quinoa Bites (100/100) outside Vip Seafood.
Chart values as text

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

Lobster Quinoa Bites
100/100
Tuna Power Lemon Tuna Salad With Greens, Cucumber & House-Made Peanut Dressing, Tuna
100/100
Apple Pie
100/100
Cherry Pie
100/100
Bangin Burrito
100/100

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. Lobster Quinoa Bites scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Lobster Quinoa Bites lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 86th percentile a longer ingredient list than 86% 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: 56 (86th 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

1
Water
2
Lobster
3
Onion
4
Celery
5
Quinoa
6
Bread Crumbs
7
Bleached Wheat Flour
8
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
9
Soybean Oil
10
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Yeast
13
Dried Cream Cheese
14
Pasteurized Cultured Cream And Milk
15
Xanthan
16
Carob Bean
17
Guar Gum
18
Shrimp
19
Parmesan Cheese
20
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
21
Enzymes
22
Brown Rice
23
Red Bell Pepper
24
Butter
25
Corn Starch
26
Lobster Base
27
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
28
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
29
Onion
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Potato Flour
32
Corn Oil
33
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
34
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
35
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
36
Soy Lecithin
37
Oleoresin Of Paprika
38
Natural Flavor
39
Lemon Juice
40
Lemon Juice
41
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
42
Sodium Metabisulfite As Food Preservatives
43
Lemon Oil
44
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
45
Spices. Breaded And Battered With
46
Breading
47
Batter
48
Yellow Corn Flour
49
Leavening
50
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
51
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
52
Nonfat Milk
53
Spices
54
Eggs
55
Fried In Corn Oil
56
Citric Acid Added As Preservative

Full Ingredient List

Water, lobster, onion, celery, quinoa, bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, whey, soybean oil, dextrose, salt, yeast), cream cheese (pasteurized cultured cream and milk, salt, xanthan, carob bean, guar gum), shrimp, parmesan cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), brown rice, red bell pepper, butter, corn starch, lobster base (lobster, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy protein, dried onion, dried garlic, potato flour, corn oil, xanthan gum, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy lecithin, oleoresin of paprika, natural flavor), lemon juice (water, concentrated lemon juice, sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulfite as food preservatives, lemon oil), sugar, spices. breaded and battered with [breading (bleached wheat flour, whey, soybean oil, dextrose), bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, salt, yeast), batter (yellow corn flour, bleached wheat flour, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), nonfat milk, xanthan gum, spices, eggs). fried in corn oil (citric acid added as preservative).

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lobster Quinoa Bites

Neighbours outside Vip Seafood with screening scores in the same high band as Lobster Quinoa Bites (100/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within Vip Seafood; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Lobster Quinoa Bites has a longer ingredient list than 86% of its Frozen foods 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 0870953001375: 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.